![]() Support for alternate modes that allow for lots of different adapters for specific connections like HDMI or VG - or older types of USB connections.Support for video delivery at much higher quality, including transmitting 4K video to a screen.Support for power delivery to charge up devices on either end (with the right cables) and charge larger devices.Potential for a much higher data transfer rate than USB-A.A 100-watt, 20-volt connection is far more powerful than the older port and can handily power even larger devices.A slimmer design that fits into a port no matter which direction it’s flipped, designed to replace A, B, mini, and micro USB connections all at once.Designed to solve many of the old USB-A port problems, USB-C was an entirely new type of USB port. USB-C is a newer port type officially announced in 2014, although it took several years for the ports to reach widespread consumer devices, as we see today. ![]() Note that there are also subsets of this design, like USB Mini-A and USB Micro-A, with different port designs, but these aren’t as important for our current discussion. There are USB-B to USB-B cables, but they’re rarely used. USB type B is mainly for external peripherals, with a USB-A connection on one end and a USB-B connection. Type B connections also are easy to recognize because of their square shape with rounded corners on one side, almost like the shape of a tiny house. The USB-B connector is the receptor port on the USB device you are connecting to the host computer. Interestingly, there is no USB-B host port. This arrangement creates the infamous, one-sided USB connection that only works with the cable perfectly inserted - no matter how many times you have to try. It’s a horizontal port with the bottom portion dedicated to pin connectors. ![]() USB-A is a traditional USB host port design and one of the easiest to recognize on devices. Every USB connection makes up a port in the host device, a connecting cable, and a receptor device. USB Type-A connections refer to the physical design of the USB port. ![]()
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