Some cables have the same connector at both ends and are named accordingly-for example, a USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable. The second will be the shape of connector that will plug into your device. If the cable has a Type-A connector at one end (as in the above image), that will usually be the first type. If both connectors are USB Type-A, it would be a USB Type-A cable (or a USB male to male cable or, simply, a USB cable).Īn iPhone cable is described as an Apple Lightning cable, to correspond with the iPhone’s unique Lightning connector.Īn Android cable is called a Micro-USB cable.įor example, a USB Type-A to USB Type-C cable. So, for example, a cable with both a USB Type-A and a Type-C connector is a USB Type-C cable. With these cables, the type is whichever end of the cable isn’t the standard USB Type-A connector. USB cables are named in one of two ways: 1. Used by modern Android devices as their standard charging plug and port.Doesn’t have a dedicated port but instead fits into a special AB port which accommodates both USB Type-A Micro and USB Type-B Micro.
Found on USB On-The-Go (OTG) devices such as smartphones and tablets.Found on digital cameras, external hard drives, USB hubs and other equipment.Superseded by USB Type-B Mini and Type-B micro connectors.Developed to allow On-The-Go (OTG) peripheral devices such as smartphones and tablets to function as host devices for keyboards and mice.This cable would plug into two ports that have these shapes: In the case of 1 and 2, the type describes the physical shape of the connectors or ports. The cable itself (and sometimes this will have two types in its name).
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