The latest type-C USB connector, already being integrated on the latest generation of smartphones, is still only offering a limited number of improvements for users familiar with the classic, non-rotatable USB charger plug. In theory, devices equipped with USB-C, which was introduced along with the faster USB 3.1 standard, can be recharged at up to 100 watts.
This should make them significantly faster at charging than micro-USB ports that are based on the USB 2.0 standard.
However, only a few handsets support the latest standard, German technology portal Heise has pointed out.
In terms of data transmission rates, manufacturers have also rarely pushed their devices to the maximum possible speed of 500 megabytes per second (MB/s) for a simple reason: Most of the devices are still using USB 2.0technology, despite being equipped with a type-C socket, which only supports a maximum speed of 60 MB/s.