To be fair it's really 12 times 2 to allow the cable to be reversible. USB2 had 4, USB3 had 9. Apples to apples you should compare 8 and 18, but the previous tw

To be fair it's really 12 times 2 to allow the cable to be reversible. USB2 had 4, USB3 had 9. Apples to apples you should compare 8 and 18, but the previous two standards weren't reversible.