'USB-C is a truly universal connector for data, power and video, and it works across all device platforms from Mac to PC, iOS to Android, smartphone to computers,' said Sanho Chief Executive Daniel Chin, whose company has aggressively pushed to take advantage of USB-C with a range of power and data accessories.Īnother big USB-C benefit is that more powerful devices, like a laptop, can charge smaller ones like a smartphone, giving you a juice boost to bail you out when you can't find a power plug. If you're on the go, you can move your laptop charging cable over to your phone and back to keep both devices' batteries topped up. No more do you need lots of different chargers for lots of different devices (goodbye, Micro-USB!). That means one charger or one battery pack can be useful in a multitude of circumstances. Increasingly, it can charge things like Bluetooth wireless earbuds, mice, Nintendo game controllers and MiFi portable hotspots. The biggest reason is that USB-C can charge both your phone and your laptop - at least if you have an Apple MacBook, Google Chromebook Pixel, or a higher-end model from Dell and HP. But the updated design is leading to a profusion of new products to charge your gadgets. The move from old-style USB ports to the newer USB-C has had its share of growing pains.
