



But the situation in the world of laptops remains far worse.




USB 3.0
[Image Source: Cleveland Leader]




Source: USB 3.0 Promoter Group [PDF]

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RE: This would be awesome!
By KPOM1 on 7/24/2012 1:54:46 PM , Rating: -1
For starters, Micro-USB has its flaws. It is incompatible with USB 3.0 for instance. While there is a Micro-USB 3.0 standard, it isn't backward compatible with USB 2.0.

Let's see what Apple has in store for their new iPhone port before we criticize them for not going with Micro-USB.

RE: This would be awesome!
By retrospooty on 7/24/2012 2:15:59 PM , Rating: 5

Its not micro USB like every other ophone on Earth, therefore it draws criticism. USB 3 is irrelevant on a smartphone, we want standardized chargers and peripherals.

RE: This would be awesome!
By Solandri on 7/25/2012 3:01:05 AM , Rating: 2
It's actually EU law that all phones be chargeable with a microUSB connector. They passed the law after the phone manufacturers failed to come up with a universal charger standard on their own, and continued to rake in money selling new chargers with every phone.

Thus far, Apple is the only phone manufacturer which hasn't complied. They will give their customers a dongle which lets them plug a microUSB charger into their iPhone if they ask.

Apple's reason for it is that their connector has all sorts of other capabilities, like digital video out. But the easy solution to that is to make two connectors - one microUSB for charging, another proprietary one for all the fancy stuff Apple wants on the iPhone. So the real reason Apple isn't complying is that they don't want to put two connector ports on the iPhone.

RE: This would be awesome!
By Lerianis on 7/24/2012 7:02:58 PM , Rating: 3
Huh? What are you talking about? I have some Micro-USB hard drives and they work with USB 3.0 ports.

RE: This would be awesome!
By mathew7 on 7/26/2012 3:46:47 AM , Rating: 2
The only limitation is for USB3 cable on a USB2 device (not host). And this is due to the bigger (or should I say additional) USB3 connector. Once they are connected, there is nothing from stopping it work.

