The jump from USB-C 2.0 to USB 3.2 may seem small, but in reality, they are worlds apart for data transferring between Android devices. The difference is easy to overlook—USB-C standard can help you make a more informed purchase, especially when you're stuck between two similar choices.
USB-C 3.2 vs USB-C 2.0
All USB-C ports might look alike, but they are not created equal. If you tear down any USB-C connector, you'll see 24 conductive pins. Not all of these pins are active links (for power delivery or data transfer), but USB-C 2.0 has fewer live pins than USB-C 3.2. More active links mean extra points for faster data transfers.
Courtesy of those extra links, USB-C 3.2 can deliver data transfer speeds of up to 20Gbps while USB-C 2.0 crawls at a measly 480Mbps. The USB-C 3.2 technology arrived in September 2017 to replace the USB 3.1 standard. You’ll find it inside most premium Android phones and tablets. Budget and mid-range devices, on the other hand, are still stuck on USB-C 2.0.
As I'll demonstrate through testing, if you move data around often, USB-C 3.2 is a must-have. It’s always worth paying attention to the USB specifications of your phone or tablet. Sometimes, even prenium models don’t use the latest USB-C standard. Suffice to say USB can get complicated.
Testing Setup
In theory, USB-C 3.2 should be at least 10 times faster than its 2.0 counterpart. Testing those speeds in real-world settings seems simple enough. Just transfer a test file to and from a device, and jot down the elapsed time.
But to make the tests reliable, I’ll need to make sure no storage bottlenecks are hobbling the transfers. I used two Android devices and a portable Samsung hard drive for my testing setup. Here are the specs for each.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7: USB-C 3.2 and UFS 3.1
Infinix Zero X Neo: USB-C 2.0 and UFS 2.1
Samsung SM 841 Portable SSD: Read and write speeds of up to 500Mbps
I ran internal storage speed tests on both Android devices using the Cross Platform Disk Test app available from the Play Store. The storage tests gave me the maximum internal read and write speeds for the phone and tablet. Their internal speeds maxed out at almost 2Gbps and 7Gbps, respectively.
Running the Tests
With everything set up, it’s time to run the actual tests. First, I transferred a 5GB test file from the external drive to the Android phone. The average speed stayed under 350Mbps, and the transfer took almost 120 seconds to complete over USB-C 2.0.
Then, I connected the external drive to my tablet and copied the same file to the tablet's internal storage. Using USB-C 3.2, the transfer finished in just south of 25 seconds. The transfer rate hovered around 1.2Gbps.
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