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USBFG-9000 4K 6G Deluxe

They all support the same voltage, and there are only two meaningful power delivery levels.

So they only have to put the speed class and PD or not PD. It would make things so much better.

What's "3" for?

socket format?

you've got A, B, C, Micro, and Mini connectors all that conform to 3.0 and 3.1 spec...

Alas the standard needs standardised....

And A is always the same socket regardless of version while B is not. It's a mess.

> And A is always the same socket regardless of version

Even this is technically incorrect: USB-3 A-type sockets, though backwards compatible for f/m and m/f connecting with USB-2, have 5 more contacts compared to USB-2 type A sockets.

Returning to this topic, maybe...

USB-C-3 for the new connector format.

USB-C-2 for some (many) cellphones.

USB-Micro-2 (for many phones).

USB-Mini-2 (older phones)

- Edit -

I changed my mind, the connector is more important than the wire version.

> Alas the standard needs standardised....

https://www.xkcd.com/927/