I am guessing that they are referring to the situation, that while all usb-c can be connected to each other you can have very different ones. Fast data transfer and slow. 10 watt and 100 watt and so on
My Pixel 10 Pro XL is allegedly capable of fast charging at up to 45W. Great, I have a 65W charger, let’s give it a go - it tops out at 22.5W no matter what. Alright, I’ll try my 30W charger - only 15W now. How about the 20W one, will that work? Nope, still only 15W.
I do some searching and found out that the Pixel needs a charger that supports PPS rather than just PD to achieve higher charging speeds. So I find a 45W charger that supports PPS. Finally, let’s give it a go! … 24-25W maximum. Turns out that yes, it does support PPS, but not up to 21V which the Pixel needs to charge at 37-38W (and it won’t go up to 45W despite Google’s claim that it’s capable of that).
All that said, that has nothing to do with the connector cable. It’s just that USB charging standards are a mess.
I am guessing that they are referring to the situation, that while all usb-c can be connected to each other you can have very different ones. Fast data transfer and slow. 10 watt and 100 watt and so on
My Pixel 10 Pro XL is allegedly capable of fast charging at up to 45W. Great, I have a 65W charger, let’s give it a go - it tops out at 22.5W no matter what. Alright, I’ll try my 30W charger - only 15W now. How about the 20W one, will that work? Nope, still only 15W.
I do some searching and found out that the Pixel needs a charger that supports PPS rather than just PD to achieve higher charging speeds. So I find a 45W charger that supports PPS. Finally, let’s give it a go! … 24-25W maximum. Turns out that yes, it does support PPS, but not up to 21V which the Pixel needs to charge at 37-38W (and it won’t go up to 45W despite Google’s claim that it’s capable of that).
All that said, that has nothing to do with the connector cable. It’s just that USB charging standards are a mess.
Fair enough, but isnt most of that circumvented by getting good cables ?
Tbh USB-C was a godsend I bought in early but I prefer having to grapple wether my cables are up to par than if I have a fitting one at all :D
I find the current situation much better than having 33 usb standards and a cable for each and 99 adapters…
So yes it is better. Every usbc cable will work (also I think there are less “power only” cables now)
Yes, the current situation with a baseline is definitely better than what it was before.