Compared with the basic USB-C charging cables above, USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 cables offer much faster data-transfer speeds and can send 4K, 60-frames-per-second video to external monitors with USB-C inputs.

The main determinate of a USB’s data transfer speed is the USB standard it supports. For example, a cable that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 is capable of data transfer speeds up to a maximum 10Gbps.

USB-C is much faster and offers data transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbps, while newer cables using USB 4.0 can reach up to 40 Gbps. Another area where USB-C outshines Micro USB is charging capacity.

With nearly every tech gadget you buy, whether it's a smartphone, headphones, printer, or Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, you receive a USB cable for charging or data transfer. These cables come in ...

There are a number of different types of USB-C to USB-C cables including: USB 2.0, USB 3.1 Gen 1, USB 3.1 Gen 2, and Thunderbolt 4. The main difference between all of these is their data transfer ...

Think all USB-C cables and chargers are the same? Find out why they're not and how to choose USB-C cables and chargers for your device.

The longer your USB-C cable is, though, the more likely that it’s running an older standard, with slower data transfer. USB-C cables that support USB 4 are typically 2.6 feet in length. Anker ...

In this first part of a series on USB-C, [Andreas Spiess] takes us through the theory of USB-C and USB Power Delivery (PD), as well as data transfer with USB-C cables.

With nearly every tech gadget you buy, whether it's a smartphone, headphones, printer, or Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, you receive a USB cable for charging or data transfer. These cables come in ...

The longer your USB-C cable is, though, the more likely that it’s running an older standard, with slower data transfer. USB-C cables that support USB 4 are typically 2.6 feet in length. Anker ...