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"All USB-C charging cables that come with phones and laptops have USB 2.0 data transfer speeds. That includes flagship Samsung phones." This statement is a com

"All USB-C charging cables that come with phones and laptops have USB 2.0 data transfer speeds. That includes flagship Samsung phones." This statement is a complete nonsence. All USB-C cables I received with Windows laptops and android devices allow very fast transfer speed, way higher than 500 MB/s.

fh9302 3y ago
Here you have a source for flagship Samsung devices: https://www.reddit.com/r/samsung/comments/15sby2o/what_speed_do_the_included_usbc_cables_for_s23/ https://www.reddit.com/r/samsung/comments/15sby2o/what_speed... The same applies to Pixel devices and Apple devices. There might be exceptions I'm not aware of but it's definitely not the industry standard for USB-PD charging cables to come with 3.0 or faster data transfer speeds as the extra wires increase cost and decrease flexibility, which makes them less suitable for a daily charging cable.
- Snuupy 3y ago
  My pixel 4a and 6a both came with usb3 usbc PD cables.
  - fh9302 3y ago
    This Reddit user claims the included charging cable with the 4A is limited to 2.0 speeds. https://old.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/14irr99/cable_recommendations_for_pixel_data_transfer_usb/jphqdki/ https://old.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/14irr99/cable... Same for the Pixel 6A. Google charging cables are all 2.0. https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/xm2fw5/why_does_pixel_use_usb_20 https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/xm2fw5/why_doe...
    - kuschku 3y ago
      My Pixel 1 came with a blue USB 3.0 cable, which handles 5Gbps just fine.
      - fh9302 3y ago
        We are specifically talking about USB-PD fast charging cables which the Pixel 1 does not support. Edit: The above sentence is incorrect, I misread a source. The original Pixel shipped with a USB-A to USB-C cable that supported 3.0 speeds and a USB-C to USB-C cable that supported 2.0 speeds. Since the Pixel 2 they only ship with USB-C to USB-C cables that support 2.0 speeds. https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7158537 https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7158537
        dr_spicy 3y ago
        It supported 18w of USB PD. Is there some further spec?
        kuschku 3y ago
        That's hilarious, so the Pixel 2 not only dropped the 2.5mm port, it also dropped the USB3 cable. One could speculate that the moment Google knew their phone was a success, they stopped caring about open standards.

fh9302 3y ago

Here you have a source for flagship Samsung devices: https://www.reddit.com/r/samsung/comments/15sby2o/what_speed_do_the_included_usbc_cables_for_s23/ https://www.reddit.com/r/samsung/comments/15sby2o/what_speed... The same applies to Pixel devices and Apple devices. There might be exceptions I'm not aware of but it's definitely not the industry standard for USB-PD charging cables to come with 3.0 or faster data transfer speeds as the extra wires increase cost and decrease flexibility, which makes them less suitable for a daily charging cable.

Snuupy 3y ago
My pixel 4a and 6a both came with usb3 usbc PD cables.
- fh9302 3y ago
  This Reddit user claims the included charging cable with the 4A is limited to 2.0 speeds. https://old.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/14irr99/cable_recommendations_for_pixel_data_transfer_usb/jphqdki/ https://old.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/14irr99/cable... Same for the Pixel 6A. Google charging cables are all 2.0. https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/xm2fw5/why_does_pixel_use_usb_20 https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/xm2fw5/why_doe...
  - kuschku 3y ago
    My Pixel 1 came with a blue USB 3.0 cable, which handles 5Gbps just fine.
    - fh9302 3y ago
      We are specifically talking about USB-PD fast charging cables which the Pixel 1 does not support. Edit: The above sentence is incorrect, I misread a source. The original Pixel shipped with a USB-A to USB-C cable that supported 3.0 speeds and a USB-C to USB-C cable that supported 2.0 speeds. Since the Pixel 2 they only ship with USB-C to USB-C cables that support 2.0 speeds. https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7158537 https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7158537
      - dr_spicy 3y ago
        It supported 18w of USB PD. Is there some further spec?
      - kuschku 3y ago
        That's hilarious, so the Pixel 2 not only dropped the 2.5mm port, it also dropped the USB3 cable. One could speculate that the moment Google knew their phone was a success, they stopped caring about open standards.