What is Micro USB?
If you cannot live without your mobile phone or personal digital assistant (PDA), you will be glad that micro USB connectors will soon be even more comfortable. USB, which means a universal serial bus, is an external bus or cable, a standard used to connect peripheral devices such as keypads, to computers. It is an alternative to its common predecessors, serial and parallel standards. After some time, USB technology has been increased and reduced to a smaller size known as Mini USB. Micro USB specification is now scheduled to replace mini USB connectors in many different types of portable devices, including mobile phones and PDA. Standard devices will use micro-B containers, while USB OTG (on-the-go) will use micro-AB containers. There will also be micro-A plugs, micro-B plugs and standard cables. For USB technology. Nokia is one of many companies that will use Micro USB specification in SEast of upcoming products.
Compared to Mini USB, Micro USB offers many benefits. The most visible benefit for this new technology is its smaller size. Since mobile phones and PDA are thinner and lighter, consumers often find that the mini USB connector is just too large for practical use. Micro USB will allow manufacturers to move the limits of this trend towards a more angry design.
In addition to its smaller size, Micro USB is more resistant than the mini USB connector. The Micro USB is equipped with a stainless steel shell that allows more than 10,000 advertising cycles, as well as a latch mechanism that provides higher extraction forces without sacrificing easy use of USB for synchronizing and charging your portable devices.
Another advantage for this new connector is that Micro USB specification will support USB OTG, technology that has been invented toIt suited the need for portable devices to communicate directly without the help of a computer. Whether you are traveling to business or meet friends for an occasional lunch, OTG offers an overall mobile interconnection. It allows you to easily transmit, print or share your documents, songs and photos using low power features to help maintain battery life.