The USB 2.0 Type-B connector is square with slightly rounded corners at the top. In contrast, the USB 3.0 Type-B connector features a square design with a noticeable protrusion at the top.

In fact, device manufacturers are so confident in the new USB-C standard that Intel announced last year that Thunderbolt 3, once thought to be a USB replacement, will use the same port type as USB-C.

USB Type-C can go as fast as any USB standard and it will launch with compliancy for ‘USB 3.1’. This generational jump doubles the performance of USB 3.0 from 5Gbps to 10Gbps (equivalent to ...

Type B The USB Type B is the most commonly found connector. Like the Type A, the end that connects to the PC uses a USB 4-pin connector plug.

Angelbird's new CFexpress B Card Reader offers blazing 40 Gb/s transfer speeds and advanced cooling for seamless media ...

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) wants to simplify this problem by rallying behind the new Type-C connector, a new specification designed to replace current Type-A and Type-B plugs of all sizes.

As for power, USB Type-A and micro-USB ports are limited to 7.5 watts. In contrast, USB Type-C ranges from a max of 15 watts all the way up to 100 watts for ports featuring support for the USB ...

But phones with USB-C charging don't automatically support USB 3.1's nifty features (wahhh!). Right now, phones are mostly adopting the plug type, but not the other perks.

According to the USB-IF's press release (PDF), the new connector is "similar in size" to current micro USB 2.0 Type-B connectors (the ones you use for most non-Apple phones and tablets).

A USB-C plug is slender, about the same size as a micro-USB (8.4mm by 2.6mm), but it's reversible. Like Apple's Lightning connector, upside down and right-side up are one and the same.