A phone charges through a small reversible oval connector. The cable is not the flat Lightning plug used on older phones. Which connector is this?
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Short Explanation
You can flip this small oval plug either way, and it is not the flat Lightning plug used on older phones. The connector described is USB-C; DB9 and RJ11 are not phone-charging connectors of this kind.
Full Explanation
USB-C is the small oval, reversible connector used for charging and data on current phones and many laptops. The cable is explicitly not the flat Lightning plug used on older phones, so USB-C matches the connector described. Lightning is the reversible plug associated with older Apple phones, but the stem rules it out by describing a different shape. DB9 is a nine-pin, D-shaped serial connector, not an oval phone charger. RJ11 is a telephone-style plug, not the reversible phone connector described here. Exam caveat: USB-C identifies the connector shape; it does not by itself tell you the speed or whether the port supports video. Practical check: fit a known USB-C cable and confirm that it charges with the plug seated in either orientation. Do not force a Lightning plug into the port. If the oval plug will not seat, stop and check the plug against the port silhouette; a plug that fights the port is the wrong connector.