Are there any fields, where USB A surpasses USB C, or is C an absolute upgrade?
A is simple; you can hand solder a connector, and get basic 5V power out of a port with no circuitry at all, so it’s nice for DIY things and tinkering.
My experience with C:
It’s not as robust as claimed. I’ve had 4x as many C connectors fail as even Micro USB (and I’ve had 10x as many micro devices/cables as C).
Which is really disappointing, as C is just nicer in general - not having to try 3 or 4 times is such a better design. I’m still confused as to why A, Mini, Micro didn’t have a dot to indicate “this way up” on both cable and device as part of the standard. I added one to everything with either a sharpie or a paint pen.
So yea, robustness - A/B are just more robust in my experience.
A does have a marker to indicate ‘this way up’ if you look at the end of the connectors the piece of plastic lets you know which way to insert it.
Soldering. A USB-a connector has 4 pins and a few holes for chassis.
A USB-c connector has 24 pins in a smaller space, plus a few for chassis. Having hand soldered each, A is better.
USB-C is clearly superior. You can plug them in either way
With USB-A it always takes three tries to get it plugged in.
If you can see the connector you’ll get it right every time, they have an orientation you can easily see. Sometimes the port hidden though.
Minimum three, if you happen to get it right the first time.
USB C is harder to plug in than A when I can’t see the port. If A was reversable I would prefer it on desktop computers.
A or C is a connector type. There’s different versions with different speeds.
https://www.techadvisor.com/article/742967/usb-speeds-types-and-features-explained.html
Yes, the question is obviously about the connector type.
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