The micro usb was developed to standardize and streamline phone charging devices.
What is a micro usb cable for.
To enable type ab receptacles to distinguish which end of a cable is plugged in plugs have an id pin in addition to the four contacts in standard size usb.
Micro usb is a miniaturized version of the universal serial bus usb interface developed for connecting compact and mobile devices such as smartphones mp3 players gps devices photo printers and digital cameras.
That said some ultra affordable smartphones even now come with micro usb ports.
You might find micro usb ports on certain.
Consumers got fed up with having to get a different unique charger for their phones and not being able to mix and match when needed so the micro usb was created to simplify things.
The cable that plugs into the micro usb 2 0 socket on this smartphone has a type a plug at the other end for the computer or ac charger.
Micro usb 3 0 sockets accept a 2 0 plug but not vice versa.
Micro usb was widely adopted but is quickly being left behind.
The micro usb cable from jsaux is a durable lengthy and powerful option.