On Saturday 05 October 2013 02:06 Mike Tomlinson wrote in uk.d-i-y:

En el artÃ*culo o.uk,
Dave Liquorice escribió:

What
happened to that agreed "standard" that all mobile phones etc would
have the same small USB socket...

The wheels grind exceedingly slow, but there does seem to be progress
being made.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09...rdise_phone_ch
argers/


It does seem to be converging micro-usb as mentioned in that link. The new
Samsung phones seem to be sporting micro-usb-3 which is a weird socket:

http://i.cmpnet.com/planetanalog/201...82-Figure3.gif

But that contains a full micro-usb-regular socket and will charge from a
regular lead.

I don't like the micro-usb socket though - in practice is is weak for
something that gets knocked and picked up by the cable. I have lost one
Samsung charger due to plug disintegration. It's also fiddly to insert as
there's not much lead-in.

It is unnecessarily small - it could be a little thicker and a lot wider and
still suit any modern slim phone.

The Apple connector (the old one anyone) was better, mechanically.

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