USB Type-C

USB Type-C 

USB Type-C connector is the emerging standard in charging and transferring the data, it can be inserted either ways and almost all the upcoming computers support this port. The specifications of USB Type-C were first published in 2014, now its turning up to be real replacement for not only older USB standards but also other standards like Thunderbolt and Display Port. New laptops, phones, tablets supports USB Type-C and within some time it will spread to pretty much everything that currently uses the older, larger USB connector. For faster speeds USB Type-C is closely intertwined with other new standards as well- like USB 3.1 and for improved power-delivery over USB connections its intertwined to USB power delivery.

USB Type-C Features :

Backwards Compatibility

It can be inserted either sides (front and backward), older USB devices cant be plugged into a modern, tiny USB-C port, nor can a USB-C connector be connected into an older, larger USB port. This doesn’t anyway mean that you have to discard all your old peripherals. USB 3.1 is still backwards-compatible with older versions of USB, so you just need a physical adapter with a USB-C connector on one end and a larger, older-style USB port on the other end. You can then plug your older devices directly into a USB Type-C port.

USB-C, USB 3.1, and Transfer Rates

USB Type-C has double the bandwidth—as fast as a first-generation Thunderbolt connector.USB 3.1 is a new USB standard. USB 3‘s theoretical bandwidth is 5 Gbps, while USB 3.1’s is 10 Gbps. 

Power Delivery

USB PD specification is also closely intertwined with USB Type-C. Currently, a USB 2.0 connection provides up to 2.5 watts of power—enough to charge your phone or tablet. The USB PD specification supported by USB-C provides power delivery to 100 watts. It’s bi-directional, so a device can either send or receive power. And this power can be transferred at the same time the device is transmitting data across the connection.This kind of power delivery could even let you charge a laptop, which usually requires up to about 60 watts.

Marshmallow supports USB Type-C.

Android Marshmallow is future proofed with built-in USB Type-C support, so as long as your smartphone has the connection, Marshmallow can take advantage of it.

Let us now see what exactly is USB Type-C

USB Type-C : 

It is  a new, tiny physical connector. It’s connected either way hence no more messing up with which side of the USB is to be connected. It supports various new standards such as USB 3.1 and USB power delivery.  It is used as a charger as the charging is too fast and the data transfer is too fast as well.

Advantages of  USB Type-C :

• Small : It’s about one third the size of an old USB Type-A plug.
• Reversible : It can be inserted either way unlike other USB cable. It is no long needed to check which side of it is to be up/down and no adjustments needed while inserting.
• Fast : It’s bandwidth is 10 Gbps , i.e the speed of the latest version of the USB protocol which fastens the data transfer.
• Powerful : It provides upto 100 watts of power and hence the charging is too fast.  It’s bi-directional, so a device can either send or receive power. And this power can be transferred at the same time the device is transmitting data across the connection.
• Flexible : Via adapters, users will be able to connect older devices to Type-C ports, even devices that use non-USB technologies, like DisplayPort, VGA and Ethernet.

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