USB-C is one of the best things happening in consumer tech.It's a universal port for almost all major devices (except iphones at the moment), including laptops and the Android collection. Now, an abundance of accessories take full advantage of the standard to speed up data transfer and charge your gadgets faster.
Even Apple, which for years has favored one of its rival Lightning connectors, is building USB-C into future iPhones, not just ipads and macs. that's good, because more USB-C devices means more USB-C charging ports everywhere, so you're less likely to be stuck in an airport, office, or friend's car.
Accessories unlock the potential of USB-C. USB docking stations and hubs multiply the functionality of a single USB-C port on a laptop or tablet. Multi-port chargers are perfect for people who have a lot of devices to charge, and they're getting smaller and lighter thanks to efficient new electronic devices built with gallium nitride components. USB-C is now increasingly useful as a video port for connecting to external displays.
The USB standard can be confusing because USB-C is a physical connection. Oval ports and reversible cables are now common on laptops and Android phones. The main USB standard is now USB 4.0. controls the data connection between devices, such as plugging a backup drive into your PC.USB Power Delivery controls the charging of devices any fits and has been newly upgraded to reach a powerful 240-watt level.
USB-C is ideally suited to replace the original rectangular USB-A ports that first appeared on PCs in the 1990s for connecting printers and mice, as well as the small trapezoidal ports used for cell phone charging, known as USB Micro B. USB-C is also the most popular USB port on the market.