The cable is capable of transfer speeds up to 480mbps with a 2 4a charge so you can take advantage of devices that.
What is a micro usb cable for.
The micro usb was developed to standardize and streamline phone charging devices.
Micro usb 3 0 sockets accept a 2 0 plug but not vice versa.
To enable type ab receptacles to distinguish which end of a cable is plugged in plugs have an id pin in addition to the four contacts in standard size usb.
The cable that plugs into the micro usb 2 0 socket on this smartphone has a type a plug at the other end for the computer or ac charger.
Micro usb was widely adopted but is quickly being left behind.
Micro usb is a miniaturized version of the universal serial bus usb interface developed for connecting compact and mobile devices such as smartphones mp3 players gps devices photo printers and digital cameras.
That said some ultra affordable smartphones even now come with micro usb ports.
The micro ab receptacle is capable of accepting both micro a and micro b plugs attached to any of the legal cables and adapters as defined in revision 1 01 of the micro usb specification.
You might find micro usb ports on certain.