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Which years were those? Mini-USB didn't die out quite quickly enough to make room for Micro-USB before USB-C came onto the scene, so I've had to have at least 2

Which years were those? Mini-USB didn't die out quite quickly enough to make room for Micro-USB before USB-C came onto the scene, so I've had to have at least 2 of those 3 for most of the past decade. My entertainment center currently has to deal with all three, and I have to deal with Micro and C just about everywhere else (most things are Micro except my phone which is C). I think this is a bit of a rose colored look back on things.

AdmiralAsshat 8y ago
2011-2016ish. I had the following devices, all of which could be charged by micro-USB: - HP Touchpad - Samsung Galaxy SII - HTC One (M7) - Nexus 7 (2013) - HTC One M9 Some had quick charge, some didn't, some could be charged wirelessly via proprietary or Qi standards, but they all could fall back on Micro-USB when they needed to. Now I'm on a GS8, which means I need a USB-C cable and a micro-USB to keep my phone and tablet charged, but luckily they both support Qi charging, so I can usually get away with just tossing the wireless charger pad into my bag and be good for the day.
- plopz 8y ago
  I'm always amazed at how many devices people seem to have. I got a Samsung Galaxy Nexus in 2011 and just replaced it with a Moto G5 Plus in 2017. Both have micro-USB.
  - AdmiralAsshat 8y ago
    Not so much when you look at them as a progression: GS II -> HTC One M7 -> HTC One M9 -> GS8 HP Touchpad -> Nexus 7 If I had been able to unlock the bootloader on either of my HTC devices, I'd probably still be using them with a custom ROM of some kind. But that's Verizon for you...
m52go 8y ago
All my mobile devices...5 Android phones, a Kindle, and everything else I own use Micro-USB. I haven't needed anything else for the past 10 years.
krrrh 8y ago
I think OP was contrasting the condition prior to USB being adopted by cell phone manufacturers, when every manufacturer had their own connectors (yes plural, and it’s not even right to say “cables” since they weren’t even standardized on USB or 5V and the cable was often hard-wired to the wall wart). It was hell, and it largely ended when an EU directives aimed at reducing e-waste encouraged standardization and the whole market switched to USB (either mini or micro, but mostly micro). This wasn’t the first regulation to have an effect, but it had the largest impact iirc (2009): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply

AdmiralAsshat 8y ago

2011-2016ish. I had the following devices, all of which could be charged by micro-USB: - HP Touchpad - Samsung Galaxy SII - HTC One (M7) - Nexus 7 (2013) - HTC One M9 Some had quick charge, some didn't, some could be charged wirelessly via proprietary or Qi standards, but they all could fall back on Micro-USB when they needed to. Now I'm on a GS8, which means I need a USB-C cable and a micro-USB to keep my phone and tablet charged, but luckily they both support Qi charging, so I can usually get away with just tossing the wireless charger pad into my bag and be good for the day.

plopz 8y ago
I'm always amazed at how many devices people seem to have. I got a Samsung Galaxy Nexus in 2011 and just replaced it with a Moto G5 Plus in 2017. Both have micro-USB.
- AdmiralAsshat 8y ago
  Not so much when you look at them as a progression: GS II -> HTC One M7 -> HTC One M9 -> GS8 HP Touchpad -> Nexus 7 If I had been able to unlock the bootloader on either of my HTC devices, I'd probably still be using them with a custom ROM of some kind. But that's Verizon for you...

m52go 8y ago

All my mobile devices...5 Android phones, a Kindle, and everything else I own use Micro-USB. I haven't needed anything else for the past 10 years.

krrrh 8y ago

I think OP was contrasting the condition prior to USB being adopted by cell phone manufacturers, when every manufacturer had their own connectors (yes plural, and it’s not even right to say “cables” since they weren’t even standardized on USB or 5V and the cable was often hard-wired to the wall wart). It was hell, and it largely ended when an EU directives aimed at reducing e-waste encouraged standardization and the whole market switched to USB (either mini or micro, but mostly micro). This wasn’t the first regulation to have an effect, but it had the largest impact iirc (2009): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply