In a world that seen the USB C, how come some devices are being sold with Micro USB? I’ve recently bought headphones, a cheap tablet, power bank and a porrable speaker, all came with micro USB..
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It’s slightly less expensive and smaller, and many users still have plenty of cables for that connector as well.
It’s cheaper and doesn’t require any extra chips to handle PD charging. Doesn’t require designing or ordering new chipsets, either. That is PRICEY on the scale of cheap consumer electronics.
More expensive stuff that gets regular updates anyway, like phones, has obviously already updated but plenty of stuff doesn’t change that often and they just keep re-using the same boards.
It’s slightly less expensive and smaller, and many users still have plenty of cables for that connector as well.
For PCB design it is a no brainer. There are a lot more headaches to deal with when it comes to USB-C. Like I would never use USB-C in a hobby project. It is way more pins than I need. I am not an idiot that has trouble orienting a cable, and the USB-C pin pitch is garbage narrow. Even at the cheap PCB houses from Asia the pin pitch of USB-C costs a lot more than their base rate specifications. Plus you have the stupid headache of soldering pins to both sides of a board. USB-C makes a massive headache for PCB design and no advantage for a competent user. The tiny power pins also make high current delivery a pain in the ass.
It’s cheaper and doesn’t require any extra chips to handle PD charging. Doesn’t require designing or ordering new chipsets, either. That is PRICEY on the scale of cheap consumer electronics.
More expensive stuff that gets regular updates anyway, like phones, has obviously already updated but plenty of stuff doesn’t change that often and they just keep re-using the same boards.
because yje world is still in a tansition phase, tranitioning between worldwide standarts like that takes a long time.
It works and it’s already broadly-implemented. Consider, also, that there used to be WAY MORE than a couple types of cables. It became such a problem that they shifted the standard. In a way, Micro-USB is still fairly contemporary. I prefer USB-C, personally, but it’s not always feasibly available.
For PCB design it is a no brainer. There are a lot more headaches to deal with when it comes to USB-C. Like I would never use USB-C in a hobby project. It is way more pins than I need. I am not an idiot that has trouble orienting a cable, and the USB-C pin pitch is garbage narrow. Even at the cheap PCB houses from Asia the pin pitch of USB-C costs a lot more than their base rate specifications. Plus you have the stupid headache of soldering pins to both sides of a board. USB-C makes a massive headache for PCB design and no advantage for a competent user. The tiny power pins also make high current delivery a pain in the ass.
because yje world is still in a tansition phase, tranitioning between worldwide standarts like that takes a long time.
It works and it’s already broadly-implemented. Consider, also, that there used to be WAY MORE than a couple types of cables. It became such a problem that they shifted the standard. In a way, Micro-USB is still fairly contemporary. I prefer USB-C, personally, but it’s not always feasibly available.
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