Usb C has a default of 5V, 2A. This matches/exceeds the micro USB standards. In order to get a higher voltage, it negotiates up. (Or it's supposed to! China can produce some NASTY exceptions!)
I'd recommend making sure whichever ones you buy explicitly say in the description that they support charging/data transfer (depending on what you want out of them) I usually end up using Amazon since it's just harder to find these at any in-person retail stores, or other online retailers, so check their product images for those claims as well.
Most of them are sold by dropshippers, that don't care much about the actual functionality of their tech, so when they explicitly put it in there, it's usually because the original manufacturer listed that feature too.
If any of them don't match the specs (don't charge/transfer data) or don't match the images (have a logo when it showed no logo), contact Amazon support and they'll usually give them to you for free. In my experience (having bought 7 completely different adapters from various sellers) they usually work as advertised in the description, although I tend not to trust anything claiming it meets fast-charging standards. That's usually bogus. (good thing to tell Amazon support to get them for free though 😉)
I coincidentally bought these ones recently. They didn't have a logo in the photo. They arrive, whaddaya know, they have a logo. Contacted support, they gave me a full refund.
I do have some micro usb devices that won't work with some newer Power Delivery Adapters, but it's the brick part, not the USB C cable since the same cable / adapter will work with a different brick.
Are you talking about the Micro-A plugs and receptacles, Micro-AB receptacles (which accept both Micro-A and Micro-B plugs), Double-Sided Micro USB, Micro-B plugs and receptacles, or 3.0 Micro-B SuperSpeed plugs and receptacles?
I was recently shopping for a Bluetooth speaker for the shower. At some point I realized that one of them used micro USB for power. Confused, I went back and looked at the others. More than half still used micro. Just... no.
And it still is terrible. I went in a recent road trip and at one point didn’t have a charger. It’s a newer iPhone and people don’t know what usb-c is, so I tried asking for an Android charger but got this crap instead
The lack of this basic type of knowledge in a plug people use every single day both astounds and disappoints me. Right down to people asking me if I have a charger for one of the new iPhones.
I know, right? You use these cables EVERY FUCKING DAY. There’s a ton of stuff people need to charge. And with the proliferation of USB-C, you’d think most people would at least know what that one is. But no. Most people have no clue that there’s even a difference between USB-C, -A, micro or a Lightning cable.
And when you ask people what plug they need they’ll tell you ‘oh it’s a Samsung’ or any other brand, like that’s supposed to narrow it down. It gets REALLY fun when someone needs something specific like a USB-C to Lightning or an A to C.
We really have regressed since the 90s. My generation grew up learning about these new cables and plugs, but everyone born since 1995 seems to have no fucking clue.
Yeah like what do you mean I can’t use this cable to charge my VR headset? It’s usb c? Oh but that one is somehow more powerful and the other is weakling with no marking whatsoever? Fuck off
I have one tiny white super powerful usb c cable and all the other are weaklings. Some refuse to transfer files
If I take one of those unmarked losers on a trip just grabbing some random usb c cable I will have a bad time
I have one very nice USB C made from the softest silicon rubber. It feels premium, never kinks and it is tough like nylon rope. It has max specs for USB C for power delivery and data transfer and it cost me $30.
All the others are freebies that came with various devices and are all disposable compared to my "one true cord" which is the only one to enjoy being apart of my personal arsenal of accoutrements
I have an edc flashlight that I absolutely love, and it has a damned magnetic charger (way better type than the pogo pins) instead of a usb-c. Sure, it keeps it waterproof easier, but it sucks to have to use a proprietary plug that's useless for anything else and have to worry about losing it or not having it.
I'd buy the same light again, though. Nothing else as good out there.
Microusb has one feature over USBC. You can pull power from the pins without needing to solder a tiny 5kohm resistor to cc1 to tell the cable you want 5 volts.
As an iPhone person, I thought I was late to the party. However now I’m usb-c for my phone and my watch and my tablet and my e-reader
… but usb outlets only have one usb-c port, laptops only have one or two. Some Chargers might have multiple usb-c but they’re all dodvial purpose with different power rather than equal to charge all devices. Apparently at least some Android phones are micro usb. I was promised the rest of the world already moved on, but where are they?
I went through probably 8 micro USB cables on my previous 2 phones over like a 6 year period. Since I got my current phone in 2016 I'm on my second USB c cable.
Yea with the rate I was going through cables I was always really concerned about that. I have one micro USB device left and I'm really paranoid about not using it when it's plugged in. That one has lasted a long time because it's just a tablet I use as an ereader but that strategy would never work with my phone.
As a home recording absolute noob, I have a box full of proprietary cables and audio interfaces that I pretend doesn’t exist quietly mocking me in the corner.
USB-A just feels like a more solid connection. I've never had a USB-A connector not work because of a miniscule amount of dust buildup in a port, nor have I accidently unplugged something.
You reminded me to fit some tape in my phone's MicroUSB port, so the cable actually sits in somewhat properly. edit: I fucked it up, but it's still better.
The only time i was okay with micro USBs are on Oppo phones, which developed a Super VooC charging protocol on micro-usbs that was so crazy fast that plugging in the micro-usb correctly was worth it.
oppos currently at 90w charging speed, having moved onto usb-c
They've been ahead of the curve with charging for years now.
I've used more usb gadgets than most people, as I deal with electronics a lot, but I never had a single problem with micro usb. Not sure why people hate it so much.
Well I'm not sure it takes an expert to master a plug.
But I'd understand the hate if it was universal (pun maybe intended), but everyone that hates micro-usb seems to adore usb-c, while I feel like it's potentially much more fragile. When handling usb-c I always use a lot more delicate care than I ever did with micro-usb. Mostly because even though I'm pretty good at soldering very tiny things, I'm not confident I could replace most usb-c receptacles without messing it up.