Flashback: USB-C, the one cable to rule them all

07 January 2023
The reversible plug has been upgraded several times and can carry impressive amounts of data and heaps of power.

Sort by:

  • ?
  • Anonymous
  • 4Iy
  • 31 Jan 2023

"USB-C’s complexity has undoubtedly been its undoing. Although the idea of one cable to support everything sounds very useful, the reality has quickly become a convoluted combination of proprietary versus on-spec products, differing cable qualities and capabilities, and opaque feature support. The result is a standard that looks simple to use but quickly leads to consumer frustration as there is no clear indication as to why certain cables and features don’t work across devices."

this port sucks. and that's not even touching on how they don't stay in, ever

    • ?
    • Anonymous
    • 4Iy
    • 31 Jan 2023

    Anonymous, 10 Jan 2023If you breaks 5 cables in 2 months, you are the problem. Ge... moreyou wish. get real, these cords are awful

      • ?
      • Anonymous
      • 70d
      • 11 Jan 2023

      AnonD-1058210, 11 Jan 2023No the ports and cables can be damaged by accidental ptohne... moreOkay. Thank you for the clarification.

        • D
        • AnonD-1058210
        • 39x
        • 11 Jan 2023

        Anonymous, 10 Jan 2023Not sure what you mean. Did you drop your phone many times ... moreNo the ports and cables can be damaged by accidental ptohne drop while on charge.. I only dropped once but didn't land on the cable connector .. so nothing was damaged.. but many ppl do have unfortunately ocassions they damage port and bend cable usb-c connector by dropping phone..

          • ?
          • Anonymous
          • 70d
          • 10 Jan 2023

          Anonymous, 10 Jan 2023and those three dollar cords last years been through 5 u... moreIf you breaks 5 cables in 2 months, you are the problem. Get help.

            • ?
            • Anonymous
            • 70d
            • 10 Jan 2023

            AnonD-1058210, 10 Jan 2023Once actually had accident that while I was charging cable ... moreNot sure what you mean. Did you drop your phone many times or refer to what you heard?

              • ?
              • Anonymous
              • 4GA
              • 10 Jan 2023

              Anonymous, 10 Jan 2023I don't know what usbc cords y'all are talking ab... moreand those three dollar cords last years

              been through 5 usbc in the past 2 months


              not everyone can afford the fancy ones that stay in
              and even when they do stay in, it's like every time you plug it in, it loses about a hair's width of insertion


              and EU making this joke connector standard on all devices lmaooooo

                • ?
                • Anonymous
                • 4GA
                • 10 Jan 2023

                I don't know what usbc cords y'all are talking about that aren't complete garbage but they must be expensive ones with hooks or something.

                hooks, like micro USB has even on 3 dollar cords because it's part of the actual design

                  • ?
                  • Anonymous
                  • 4GA
                  • 10 Jan 2023

                  the connectors on these are trash

                  "it can do literally everything a cord usually does!" seriously gsm?

                  usb-c is trash. you could slap those same specs on the cord with a micro USB head and it might actually STAY IN THE DEVICE


                  Between the EU's terrible online policies, and this, the EU becomes even more of a joke than it already was

                    • D
                    • AnonD-731363
                    • SH3
                    • 10 Jan 2023

                    Berserker, 10 Jan 2023MAN can you read.i was talking anout the ports not the cabl... moreYe mean hear you nice and clear.
                    Their connctor is really different you are right but as you said cables are way too much trash.

                      AnonD-731363, 08 Jan 2023Man typical genuine cable by Apple is super thin and very e... moreMAN can you read.i was talking anout the ports not the cable quality. The cable has nothing to do with the connection tipe itself.apple cables are trash,and so the samsung's.the only brand that i didnt had to replace the cable were the phones from huawei.not a single cable failure.while with samsung im already on a third cable replacement that costs 20€ each last year.are you getting it now?

                        • D
                        • AnonD-1058210
                        • Cx@
                        • 10 Jan 2023

                        Anonymous, 10 Jan 2023Yeah, you have to use extreme force to damage the port. You... moreOnce actually had accident that while I was charging cable connected I have dropped phone but fortunately landed flat . There are occasions when device fall and land on cable resulting bending..

                          • ?
                          • Anonymous
                          • 70d
                          • 10 Jan 2023

                          AnonD-1058210, 09 Jan 2023It is crazy people who try to RAM connector into devices so... moreYeah, you have to use extreme force to damage the port. You won't damage it from normal usage. Anything will be damaged eventually if you continually use extreme force on it.

                            • M
                            • Minu
                            • ter
                            • 10 Jan 2023

                            AnonD-1058210, 09 Jan 2023I bet it was fake scam from usa because they hated Samsung ... morePretty unfortunate, because Samsung never made a better looking phone imho
                            Also Apple's slowdowns are very noticable from their phones' 2nd or 3rd year from release

                              • ?
                              • Anonymous
                              • 6wN
                              • 09 Jan 2023

                              AnonD-1058210, 09 Jan 2023It is crazy people who try to RAM connector into devices so... moreNever faced any issues with type c. But faced loose port with micro usb. People break even unbreakable things nowadays.

                                • ?
                                • Anonymous
                                • u4j
                                • 09 Jan 2023

                                AnonD-1058210, 09 Jan 2023It's not stubborn or pride it's just simply keepi... moresimply because they get paid for every cables or accessories sold with MFI standard. that's why they stick to lightning

                                  Anonymous, 08 Jan 2023That's the problem, there is "no label". ... morethey dont cause harm to the phone though..

                                    • D
                                    • AnonD-1058210
                                    • 3aL
                                    • 09 Jan 2023

                                    Akashi Seijuro, 08 Jan 2023I simply don't understand how people break USB-C ports... moreIt is crazy people who try to RAM connector into devices so hard that they will bend it. Typically women or kids .. I had few people with usbc docking stations asking me to replace cable but unfortunately they made it with thunderbolt protocol chips inside connector so there is no way to just use any cable plus inside docking the ca le has different l shape angles ans no chance to get it anywhere only from manufacturer which they won't sell and will tell to buy new docking station
                                    Yeah crazy

                                      • D
                                      • AnonD-1058210
                                      • 3aL
                                      • 09 Jan 2023

                                      Kangal, 08 Jan 2023Worst part about USB-C is that they're USB 2.0 spec. ... moreI like that usb-c is supporting usb 3.1 and 2.0 basically it is backward compatible.
                                      I recently realised that flagships so mostl expensive android phones has usb-c 3.1 while smartphone manufacturers keeping low-end and and mid-range smartphones with usb-c 2.0 i think due to cost ? 🤷‍♂️
                                      Not sure now if implementing usb-c 3.1 is more expensive for them.

                                        • D
                                        • AnonD-1058210
                                        • 3aL
                                        • 09 Jan 2023

                                        Anonymous, 08 Jan 2023> The base USB standard has pretty low power limits (500... moreYes I made comment about in different article few days ago. That all this 60W or 80W or 120W or now new 240W is all gimmick and many naive boys here thinks it is going to charge exactly at 240w and in reality it never uses even half but quarter of it.
                                        For instance laptops had 18Vor 19V and 3A or 6A standard.
                                        But newer modern laptops comes with usb-c which has automatic switchable power output. And when laptop battery is charged it never ever pumps those 18V or 19V to the battery but always half of it. So around 8V or 9V and max 3A or 5A and laptops has usually 3 cells or 4
                                        For the smartphones standard was 3.8 max 5V with max 3A or 5A
                                        These new fast charging phones can do 5V and 8A