Lightning strike: How Apple’s new iPhones shock your wallet

You might have heard about some interesting restrictions placed on the new iPhones in recent weeks. It would seem there’s a bit of a lightning strike going on, and we’re not talking about the weather.

The company has apparently cut right down on compatibility with third party lightning adapters. Some products that used to work on the iPhone 5 with iOS 6 now won’t on the iPhone 5s and 5c with iOS 7. But how far do these limits go? Is it to do with iOS 7 or the new devices? And how will these new restrictions hit your wallet?

We put together a little test with four different iPhones, all from the 5 up. Is it worth risking a cheaper adapter or do you need to go for Apple’s hefty £25 official one? Take a look at the video above (or on our youtube page) for your answer on the lightning strike.