USB-C head-to-head comparison
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The reign of the Lightning cable is over, and the USB-C era has begun — leaving us wondering what sets one charger apart from another. We do a teardown of Apple's Thunderbolt 4 and its competitors.
  • AProfessional@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    8 months ago

    There are like 5 speed and 5 power levels. The only alternative is all cables are stupidly short and expensive.

    • qupada@kbin.social
      3·
      8 months ago

      As of USB-PD 3.1 there are now nine fixed voltages - 5, 9, 12, 15, 20, 28, 36, and 48V - and two variable-voltage modes; PPS with 3.3 - 21V in 0.02V increments, and AVS with 15 - 48V in 0.1V increments.

      Combined with a few different current limits, some of these features being optional, and then doubling down with what your cable does or doesn’t support, amazing anything gets charged at all.