iOS 13 为 Apple 的移动操作系统带来了一长串受欢迎的变化，其中最重要的是不同设备类型之间的拆分。虽然 iPhone 保留了 iOS 的名称，但我们现在也有 tvOS 和iPadOS可以与之抗衡。当然，它们都是相同的核心系统，而且全面的一项重要新功能是支持外部存储。
可悲的是，至少在 iPhone 上，如果您想确保您的 iPhone 外部存储能够正常工作，您必须对您的驱动器选择非常挑剔。因此，我们为 iPhone 挑选了一些最好的闪存驱动器，它们可以即插即用。
关于 iPhone 外部存储的最重要的事情(The Most Important Things to Know About iPhone External Storage)
与 iPad Pro设备（和标准 iPad）不同，iPhone 没有 USB-C 端口。Apple 的未来肯定会有 USB-C iPhone，但就目前而言，Lightning端口是您通往外部存储的唯一途径。
这意味着您需要获得带有闪电(Lightning)连接器的闪存驱动器，或者您必须购买Apple 闪电转 USB 3 相机适配器(Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter)。不要(Don)让名称欺骗您，此适配器可让您将几乎任何USB设备连接到手机。只要它有足够的功率并且得到iOS的支持。
某些设备（例如外部机械驱动器(external mechanical drives)或SSD(SSDs) ）只有在您首先将它们插入有源集线器或将 Lightning 充电器连接到相机适配器时才能工作。
虽然大型外部驱动器需要比 iPhone 更多的电量是有道理的，但您会惊讶地发现，许多普通闪存驱动器对于 iPhone 来说也太耗电了。因此，如果您打算购买非Lightning闪存驱动器并仅将其与相机适配器一起使用，请通过Google确认它可以在没有外部电源的情况下工作，或者确保您手头有Lightning充电器以与相机适配器一起使用.
下面介绍的驱动器都是原生Lightning USB驱动器。因此，它们保证可以用作 iPhone 外部存储。然而，一般来说，这些驱动器并非设计为通过闪电连接器作为标准大容量存储设备工作。相反，他们需要一个中间应用程序。根据应用程序的不同，您可能可以移动您喜欢的任何文件，或者只能移动某些类别的文件，例如照片或视频。
但是，如果您使用相机适配器(Camera Adapter)并将驱动器的USB-A端插入手机，您应该能够将它们用作普通的大容量存储设备。这意味着通过Lightning(Lightning)进行快速自动备份，并通过USB-A完全打开文件访问。
有了这个警告，让我们看看市场上一些原生支持Lightning连接器的最佳闪存驱动器。
说实话，这个SanDisk驱动器出现在这个列表中的主要原因是价格。它仅售 23 美元，是 iPhone SE 或 iPod Touch的绝佳伴侣，后者的容量通常较低。当然，如果您选择，它们提供高达 256GB 的增量大小升级。
iXpand 驱动器采用循环式设计。您的一端有一个标准USB-A连接器，因此您可以将其插入台式计算机等设备。(USB-A)另一端是一根短电缆，末端带有闪电连接器。这意味着您无需取下手机壳即可在手机中安装Lightning端。
这些驱动器早于在 iOS 中引入本机外部存储支持。因此，它旨在与应用程序配合使用，该应用程序还可以在您插入驱动器后立即自动将照片等文件传输到驱动器。
根据 SanDisk(According to SanDisk)的说法，您仍然可以将 iXpand 驱动器与Files应用程序一起使用，但也必须安装 iXpand 应用程序。
与我们刚刚看到的SanDisk(SanDisk)的循环式驱动器一样，Go 需要与SanDisk应用程序一起使用。但是，它使用不同的物理设计，可能不适用于某些手机壳。尽管连接器足够窄，但对于大多数人来说这不是问题。
此特定型号随附USB A到 C 适配器，这意味着您可以将驱动器与MacBook一起使用。而且，当Apple最终在他们的手机中采用USB-C时，您将不必购买新的闪存驱动器来享受 iPhone 外部存储！
RAVPower iPhone闪存盘 128GB (Flash Drive 128GB) MFi 认证 USB 3.0(MFi Certified USB 3.0) [不再可用]
这是另一个需要应用程序才能工作的驱动器，我们找不到任何迹象表明您可以通过任何方式直接使用文件应用程序访问它。但是，iPlugMate 应用程序确实支持多种内容类型。
RAVPower驱动器有很多用途。(RAVPower)它的 128GB 存储价格非常棒。尽管与任何便宜的闪存一样，您应该对长期可靠性保持现实。
这里的另一个杀手级功能是直通充电。没错，您可以在插入驱动器的情况下为手机充电。这包括大型、耗时的文件传输以及您正在观看驱动器中的内容、耗尽电池的用例。
两个电缆头也卡在一起，因此当您不同时使用两端时，不会有长而笨拙的电缆翻来覆去。
HooToo iPhone闪存盘 256GB(Flash Drive 256GB) [不再可用]
直到现在我们还没有听说过“ HooToo ”这个品牌，但是这个驱动器不断地出现在用户的推荐中，所以他们一定做对了。在 256GB 时，它代表了惊人的价值，而HooToo也选择使用 iPlugMate 应用程序，而不是他们的专有解决方案。
设计可能是它如此受欢迎的主要原因。凭借坚固的金属结构和坚固的盖子来保护Lightning连接器，您不太可能折断驱动器的Lightning端。戴上盖子，它看起来就像任何其他闪存驱动器一样。
呼吸的空间
由于没有 SD 卡扩展和价格实惠的型号，存储空间如此之小，使用闪存驱动器作为 iPhone 外部存储设备就像救命稻草一样。它不需要云连接，它是备份和存储文件的最快方式，并且在适当的应用程序的帮助下，您通常只需将其插入即可自动完成工作。
虽然Lightning连接器可能即将淘汰，但使用它的设备将在未来多年内投入使用。因此，如果您是此类Apple设备的所有者，您将需要其中一个用于 iPhone 的闪存驱动器在您的工具包中。
iPhone External Storage: 4 Best Flash Drives For iPhone
iOS 13 has brought a long list of welcome сhanges to Apple’s mobile operating system, not least of which is a split bеtween the different device types. While the iPhone keeps the iOS name, we now also have tvOS and iPadOS to contend with. Of course, they are all the same core system and one great new feature across the board is support for external storage.
Sadly, on the iPhone at least, you have to be pretty picky about your drive choice if you want to be sure your iPhone external storage will work. So we’ve picked out a few of the best flash drives for the iPhone that should plug and play out of the box.
The Most Important Things to Know About iPhone External Storage
Unlike the iPad Pro devices (and like the standard iPads), iPhones don’t have a USB-C port. There’s surely a USB-C iPhone in Apple’s future, but for now, the Lightning port is your only gateway to external storage.
This means you need to get a flash drive with a Lightning connector or you have to buy the Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter. Don’t let the name fool you, this adapter will let you connect just about any USB device to your phone. As long as it has enough power and is supported by iOS.
Some devices, such as external mechanical drives or SSDs will only work if you first plug them into a powered hub or if you connect your Lightning charger to the camera adapter.
While it makes sense for large external drives to need more power than an iPhone can muster, you’ll be surprised to learn that many normal flash drives are also too power-hungry for an iPhone. So if you’re planning on buying a non-Lightning flash drive and simply using it with the camera adapter, either confirm via Google that it will work without external power or make sure you have your Lightning charger on hand to use with the camera adapter.
The drives featured below are all native Lightning USB drives. So they are guaranteed to work as iPhone external storage. However, in general, these drives are not designed to work as standard mass storage devices through the lightning connector. Instead, they need an intermediary application. Depending on the app, you might be able to move any file you like, or only certain categories of files, such as photos or videos.
However, if you use the Camera Adapter and plug the USB-A end of the drive into your phone, you should be able to use them as normal mass storage devices. This means rapid automatic backups via Lightning and completely open file access via USB-A.
With that caveat out of the way, let’s look at some of the best flash drives on the market that natively support the Lightning connector.
The main reason this SanDisk drive is on this list is, to be honest, the price. At only $23 it’s a great companion to the iPhone SE or iPod Touch, which typically have lower capacities. Of course, should you choose to, they offer incremental size upgrades up to 256GB.
The iXpand drive uses a loop-style design. You have a standard USB-A connector on one end so that you can plug it into a device like a desktop computer. On the other end is a short cable with a lightning connector on the end. This means you don’t have to take off your case to get the Lightning end in the phone.
These drives predate the introduction of native external storage support in iOS. So it’s designed to work with an app, which also automatically transfers files such as photos to the drive as soon as you plug it in.
According to SanDisk, you can still use the iXpand drive with the Files app, but the iXpand app must be installed as well.
As with the loop-style drive from SanDisk we just looked at, the Go needs to be used with the SanDisk app. However, it uses a different physical design and might not work with some phone cases. Though the connector is narrow enough for this not to be a problem for most people.
This specific model comes bundled with a USB A to C adapter, which means you can use the drive with your MacBook. And, when Apple eventually adopts USB-C in their phones, then you won’t have to buy a new flash drive to enjoy iPhone external storage!
RAVPower iPhone Flash Drive 128GB MFi Certified USB 3.0 [no longer available]
This is another drive that requires an app to work, and we can’t find any indication that you can access it directly using the files app by any means. However, the iPlugMate app does support a fair variety of content types.
The RAVPower drive has quite a lot going for it. Its price for 128GB of storage is fantastic. Although, as with any cheap flash memory, you should be realistic about long-term reliability.
The other killer feature here is pass-through charging. That’s right, you can charge your phone with the drive plugged in. That covers large, time-consuming file transfers and use cases where you’re watching content from the drive, draining the battery.
The two cable heads also snap together, so that you don’t have a long awkward cable flopping around when not using both ends at the same time.
HooToo iPhone Flash Drive 256GB [no longer available]
We’d never heard of the “HooToo” brand until now, but this drive keeps coming up in recommendations from users, so they must be doing something right. At 256GB it represents phenomenal value, while HooToo has also opted to use the iPlugMate applications, instead of their proprietary solution.
The design is probably the main reason it’s so popular. With solid metal construction and a strong cap to protect the Lightning connector, it’s much less likely you’ll be snapping off the Lightning end of the drive. With the cap on, it looks just like any other flash drive.
Room To Breathe
With no SD card expansion and affordable models coming with so little storage, using a flash drive for iPhone external storage can feel like a lifesaver. It doesn’t need a cloud connection, it’s the fastest way to backup and store files and, with the help of the appropriate app, you often just have to plug it in for it to automatically do its job.
While the Lightning connector might be on the way out, devices that use it are going to be in service for many years to come. So if you’re the owner of such an Apple device, you’ll want one of these flash drives for the iPhone in your toolkit.
