USB & Firewire Support for iPod, iPhone & iPad

Everyi.com: By Capability: USB & Firewire Support

For your convenience, the USB and Firewire support -- or lack thereof -- for each iPod, iPhone and iPad is listed below. Complete technical specifications are merely a click away.

Please be mindful of asterisks, as these indicate that particularly important details are provided on the complete specs page.

Also see: All Capabilities and Identifiers for iPod, iPhone & iPad Models as well as Macs By Capability.

Apple Device	Via USB	Via Firewire
iPad Wi-Fi (Original)	Sync & Charge	None
iPad Wi-Fi/3G/GPS (Original)	Sync & Charge	None
iPad 2 (Wi-Fi Only)	Sync & Charge	None
iPad 2 (Wi-Fi/GSM/GPS)	Sync & Charge	None
iPad 2 (Wi-Fi/CDMA/GPS)	Sync & Charge	None
iPad 3rd Gen (Wi-Fi Only)	Sync & Charge	None
iPad 3rd Gen (Wi-Fi/4G LTE AT&T/GPS)	Sync & Charge	None
iPad 3rd Gen (Wi-Fi/4G LTE Verizon/GPS)	Sync & Charge	None
iPhone (Original/EDGE)	Sync & Charge	None
iPhone 3G	Sync & Charge	None
iPhone 3GS	Sync & Charge	None
iPhone 3G (China/No Wi-Fi)	Sync & Charge	None
iPhone 3GS (China/No Wi-Fi)	Sync & Charge	None
iPhone 4 (GSM)	Sync & Charge	None
iPhone 4 (CDMA/Verizon/Sprint)	Sync & Charge	None
iPhone 4S	Sync & Charge	None
iPod (Original/Scroll)	None	Sync & Charge
iPod 2nd Gen (Touch Wheel)	None	Sync & Charge
iPod 3rd Gen (10/15/30)	Sync Only	Sync & Charge
iPod 3rd Gen (10/20/40)	Sync Only	Sync & Charge
iPod 3rd Gen (15/20/40)	Sync Only	Sync & Charge
iPod 4th Gen (ClickWheel)	Sync & Charge	Sync & Charge
iPod U2 Edition (4th Gen)	Sync & Charge	Sync & Charge
iPod photo (30)	Sync & Charge	Sync & Charge
iPod photo (40/60)	Sync & Charge	Sync & Charge
iPod Color Display	Sync & Charge	Sync & Charge
iPod U2 Edition (Color)	Sync & Charge	Sync & Charge
iPod 5th Gen (with Video)	Sync & Charge	Charge Only
iPod U2 Edition 5th Gen	Sync & Charge	Charge Only
iPod 5th Gen - Enhanced	Sync & Charge	Charge Only
iPod U2 Edition 5th Gen Enhanced	Sync & Charge	Charge Only
iPod classic ("Original"/6th Gen)	Sync & Charge	Charge Only
iPod classic (Late 2008/7th Gen)	Sync & Charge	Charge Only
iPod mini	Sync & Charge	Sync & Charge
iPod mini (2nd Gen)	Sync & Charge	Sync & Charge
iPod nano	Sync & Charge	Charge Only
iPod nano (2nd Gen)	Sync & Charge	Charge Only
iPod nano 2nd Gen (RED)	Sync & Charge	Charge Only
iPod nano (3rd Gen/Fat)	Sync & Charge	Charge Only
iPod nano (4th Gen)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod nano (5th Gen/Camera)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod nano (6th Gen/Multitouch)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod shuffle (White)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod shuffle 2nd Gen (Silver)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod shuffle 2nd Gen (Colors/Early 2007)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod shuffle 2nd Gen (Late 2007)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod shuffle 2nd Gen (Late 2008)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod shuffle 3rd Gen	Sync & Charge	None
iPod shuffle 3rd Gen (Colors)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod shuffle 4th Gen (Wheel/VoiceOver)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod touch (Original)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod touch (2nd Gen)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod touch (3rd Gen/8 GB)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod touch (3rd Gen/32 & 64 GB)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod touch (4th Gen/FaceTime)	Sync & Charge	None
iPod touch (4.5/5th Gen/White)	Sync & Charge	None

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