You’ve likely heard the news by now — the Note 7 comes with one of those newfangled USB-C ports, instead of the old Micro USB. That opens up some cool new possibilities, and I’m not just talking about inserting the cable either way up! Here are seven fun and useful things to try out!
Look at the bottom of your Note 7. No, not the back, the bottom. There’s a little hole there, right? But it’s not Micro USB, like the Note 5, or any other Galaxy phone on the market. This is USB-C, a new and futuristic port that works either way up, provides more power and lets you connect basically anything with the right adapter. Here are six of our favourite USB-C accessories to plug into your Note 7.
The Note 7 is a marvel of modern smartphone engineering, with a bright and beautiful screen, powerful innards and even the new USB-C connector. Yet while USB-C does have its advantages, what are you supposed to do with the decades-worth of Micro USB cables and accessories you’ve accrued? Just throw them out? Not likely! Instead, you can keep using your existing cables and accessories using a USB-C to Micro USB adapter.
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USB-C cables are pretty cool for tons of reasons, and one of those reasons is that it allows for so much over a single cable — data, power, video, audio. It supports the DisplayPort standard for video, so if you find a monitor with a USB-C port, you can mirror your display (and charge your phone at the same time) using a single USB-C to USB-C cable.