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You mean, like, USB OTG that basically every smartphone has?
by poizan42 10y ago
You mean, like, USB OTG that basically every smartphone has?
- beambot 10y agoYou are mistaking a few conductors for a well-designed peripheral. The surrounding mechanics and size matters a lot for mass-market peripherals... especially if the aim is to seamlessly integrate them (semi-permanently) into any phone. This means things like size, volume, nearby mechanical connections, robustness, and industrial design. With OTG, you'd be plugging and unplugging all the time (every time the devices goes into your pocket) -or- building "cases" one a phone-by-phone basis. That's not a standard peripheral... that's a hack with a dongle. An Ara-esque expansion slot could've created a real standard.
- mjevans 10y agoUSB-C is the correct technical solution. A modest cable leading to the peripheral in question is likely an acceptable form factor, and far more robust than trying to make one standard for a thing to bolt on to.
- jimmies 10y agoGP post is correct, it is USB-OTG. USB-C is the connector and has nothing to do with how the port acts. You can have USB-OTG with MicroUSB.
- beambot 10y agoIf only commercial adoption was driven entirely by "technical solutions"... (It isn't. Form, design, and UX matter a lot. Dongled peripherals suck.)