The Micro USB connector on Samsung devices starting with the Galaxy S3, which used 11 pins instead of the standard five. When using an MHL cable with a 5-pin Micro USB plug to send content to a ...

Also, as opposed to the Micro-USB which has 5 pins in its connector, Apple created their connector with 8 pins, a far cry from the old 30-pin connector.

Apple's new port supports an 8-pin connection, which is more powerful than Micro-USB. Brockerhoof explained that the industry-standard Micro-USB plug only has 5 pins, which wouldn't allow most ...

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