The small partners who pay more attention to the mobile phone market may have noticed that among the mid-to-high-end models that have been released in recent years, major mobile phone manufacturers have chosen to replace the mobile phone charging interface.

Many vendors have replaced Micro with Type-C, and last year Apple used the Type-C interface on Macbook Pro.

Why replace it with a Type-C interface?

The Type-C interface makes some changes in shape compared to the traditional Android interface. He is no longer the previous trapezoidal data line interface, but changed to a symmetrical design. In this way, when the mobile phone is connected, there will be no smashing of the micro insertion direction. Type-C's symmetry design allows him to connect his phone smoothly in any aspect.

In addition to shape, what other advantages does Type-C have?

1. Fast transmission speed

The Type-C interface has the characteristics of fast charging speed and fast transmission speed. It can support USB-PD (PowerDelivery) power supply standard under the premise that the interface complies with the USB 3.1 standard. The maximum power supply can reach 100 watts (W), the maximum data. The transmission speed reaches 10Gbit/s.

2. Two-way power supply

In addition to the USB Type-C interface on mobile phones, notebooks, hard drives and other electronic devices have begun to adopt such interfaces. This is because the USB-C interface not only has the function of charging and transmitting data, but also supports audio and video transmission. Features.

This also means that the USB Type-C interface is likely to become the unified standard interface for various electronic products in the future, which means that only a Type-C cable can be used to solve the charging, data transmission, audio and video of all electronic devices in the future. Transmission and other issues.

3. Strong extension function

Type-c can transmit video and audio signals and expand into a variety of audio and video output interfaces, such as HDMI, DVI, VGA interface, and even achieve 4K resolution expansion...

Type-C has many advantages but high cost. Do you think the Type-C interface can become mainstream?