Micro Usb Cable Types Chart

You can also see that usb 2 0 micro a plugs fit in both usb 3 0 micro ab and usb 2 0 micro ab receptacles.

Micro usb cable types chart.

The usb c connector has a reversible symmetrical design and can be plugged into any usb c device using either end. Usb type a connectors are extremely common and will likely be at one end of a lot of usb cables nowadays. The micro ab receptacle is capable of accepting both micro a and micro b plugs attached to any of the legal cables and adapters as defined in revision 1 01 of the micro usb specification. The below usb compatibility chart was designed with physical compatibility in mind only.

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. In most cases this also means that devices will communicate properly albeit at the lowest common speed but it s no guarantee. A usb c cable is capable of carrying usb 3 1 usb 3 0 usb 2 0 and usb 1 1 signals. The usb c is commonly paired with the usb a usb b usb micro b and other usb connectors when supporting previous versions of the usb specification.

We ve looked at more usb c chargers if you don t like this one. Different from previously mentioned usb a type and b type connector usb c type connector can be used on both host controller ports and devices which use upstream sockets. Usb c or usb type c connector is the newest usb interface came to the market along with the new usb 3 1 standard.