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Originally Posted by sjfan
No. It's part of the USB standard.
Google is one of the biggest proponents, it's been used for all of their phones from the Pixel 5x/6p era (2015) on. Samsung, Motorola, LG, Xiaomi, Oneplus, Asus, etc are all switching to it.
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Maybe for their more expensive phones. But the Motorolas and LGs that I've seen lately are still using microUSB ports. My nieces just picked up new Moto E4s at Christmas with microUSB ports. So I guess I should substitute "Apple" for "Expensive" (which, in the case of Apple, is redundant).
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Originally Posted by sjfan
One of the advantages is that it can supply higher power, so even laptops can comfortably use it as their power source. Many new Windows tablets/laptops and Chromebooks are using it, as well.
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Okay, I'll take your word for it. But I don't use Chromebooks, Apple products or expensive Android products, so I've had no reason to know about (or care about) USB-C cables. It seems to me that, on an eReader, this is all overkill anyhow, as the files you transfer to eReaders are small and these devices stay charged for much, much longer than do smartphones or tablets (or Chromebooks).
l think I can "limp along" with my older eReaders, my Blackberry Q10 (great keyboard!) and my cheapo Fire 7 tablet – all of which use microUSB cables. Check that ... the older Sony eReaders use miniUSB cables and that can (sometimes) be a pain.