[POLL] do you prefer your micro-usb slot fat side up or fat side down?

[soccerballtux]

Nexus 5 -- fat/wide side up
LG G2/Samsung Galaxy S2 fat/wide side down/narrow side up.

I am preferential to the narrow side up, as it feels more structurally stable. When setting the phone down, the cable needs more support from flexing up, than it does from flexing down.

here's fat/wide side up, like the Nexus 5

 

[zerogear]

Waiting for USB-C :whiste:

 

[corkyg]

My Kindles are narrow side up, and the cable is indented that way for feel. My Moto Droid Maxx is also narrow side up. But, they can be reversed by turning the devices over. I don't give it any thought.

 

[lxskllr]

After the first look to see which way to stick the cable in, I don't give it another thought. It doesn't matter to me.

 

[WelshBloke]

Once you've plugged it in a few times how is this even a question?

 

[Oyeve]

Having multiple gadgets that are narrow up the one gadget is my HTC m8 with the narrow down. It's annoying. I hate that phone.

 

[dagamer34]

I prefer micro-USB die a quick death to replaced by USB Type-C so this question no longer matters. Oh well, maybe next year? :awe:

 

[notposting]

Qi?

 

[Oyeve]

I prefer micro-USB die a quick death to replaced by USB Type-C so this question no longer matters. Oh well, maybe next year? :awe:

Why? They will still break like musb but the cables will cost more, at least initially.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Waiting for USB-C :whiste:

MEEEEEE too. I really hope the rumors are right its on the next Nexus. Only thing that really makes me jealous about iPhones.

 

[WelshBloke]

Why?

Yeah I'm not feeling the USB C excitement at all.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Yeah I'm not feeling the USB C excitement at all.

 

[WelshBloke]

I've never had that problem plugging my phone in TBH.
The physical connection on the phone is getting less and less important as time goes on, I hardly ever use mine for anything other than charging now.

 

[midwestfisherman]

Where's the "I don't Care" choice in the poll??

 

[Ichinisan]

Engineers should always make it so the USB logo on the cable is visible when you look at the screen/face of your device.

 

[WelshBloke]

Engineers should always make it so the USB logo on the cable is visible when you look at the screen/face of your device.

Why?

 

[Ichinisan]

Engineers should always make it so the USB logo on the cable is visible when you look at the screen/face of your device.

Why?

Standards. Consistency.

When iDevices didn't have a reversible cable, the [consistent] marking helped you orient the cable [without ever looking at your device].

 

[WelshBloke]

Standards. Consistency.

When iDevices didn't have a reversible cable, the marking helped you orient the cable.

If you can't use a simple plug you shouldn't be allowed to use a smartphone.

 

[Ichinisan]

If you can't use a simple plug you shouldn't be allowed to use a smartphone.

What prompted this response from you?

I'm not saying you can't use a plug that doesn't have a consistent / standard orientation. I'm saying it requires more effort. Of course it's better when engineers make it easier by simply using a bit of intuition so that less effort is required on behalf of the end user.

If they all complied to a standard, you could at least get by with looking at just the cable instead of having to look at both devices. Do you have a problem with simplifying something to require less effort?

The HP Touchpad got that right. The included cable had a dimple so you could know immediately, without looking, which orientation was correct. There are actual USB standards that say which side of the cable connector the USB symbol (or optional tactile dimple) should be.

 

[RossMAN]

Standards. Consistency.

When iDevices didn't have a reversible cable, the [consistent] marking helped you orient the cable [without ever looking at your device].

Last edited by Ichinisan; Today at 08:37 PM. Reason: Better?

Nope still not clear enough

 

[soccerballtux]

Qi?

I"m not sure how to use google

 

[CZroe]

MEEEEEE too. I really hope the rumors are right its on the next Nexus. Only thing that really makes me jealous about iPhones.

I stopped thinking about the next Nexus when I heard that Project Ara starts testing this summer. Even if it doesn't ship with USB-C, you can add it. Even if you don't and fragile USB micro-B breaks or wears out, replacement is trivial. I hope Google Fi will support it.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Even if it doesn't ship with USB-C, you can add it. Even if you don't and fragile USB micro-B breaks or wears out, replacement is trivial.

Probably so, all the previews I have seen have the port on a module. Project Ara (at least in its initial form and the initial modules) will be probably way too low-end for me personally but I am glad it is getting an international release finally. Honestly Android is getting so fragmented and all over the place that pretty soon Nexus might not mean much anymore.

I mean, what good is getting an update 2+ years out if it bricks your device outside of warranty (Nexus 7 2013)? And what good is getting the new updates as soon as they come out when 8 months into an Android release less than 10% of the market will get it (and therefore few apps will target it)? That takes away some of the Nexus advantage.

I am still gunning for one because of Project Fi and a reversible port. But I might not buy day one depending on the OEM and price.

 

[sm625]

The OP described the logistics pretty well. The cable will flex in one direction more than the other. So technically there is a "right way" and a "wrong way" and its not simply a matter of preference.

 

[Oyeve]

Anything beats USB 3.0 tho. That was hideous.