[justjax]

What the deal these days with charging leads? I know years back they all use to have their proprietary connectors/leads, but am I correct that now Nokia (Windows), HTC, Samsung and even Blackberry are all mini usb? I ask because we are creating a mobile charging area in our reception at the office and I'm trying to establish how many different charging connectors we need to have to cover the majority of visitors. Thoughts?

[makavelli132]

Micro usb, yes.

[Ulysses777]

Yup, MicroUSB, not to be confused with MiniUSB.

[enapace]

You could get Micro USB cable and then have some of the Apple Micro USB to Lightning adapters behind the counter.

[justjax]

Thanks all, sorry yes micro usb.

[jchamier]

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Originally Posted by justjax

Thoughts?

Today yes. However its likely to change again, as USB-C starts to get standardised.

micro-USB is quite fragile a connector, there are lots of phone shops replacing connectors - and it has problems with high current charging (e.g. tablets). The USB-C which is not yet on a phone promises to solve these issues and make a much tougher connector.

Pretty much all chargers have a traditional USB-A connector (as on a computer) on them, so you can use any lead.

[alanwarwic]

Yes, micros USB is the norm, though I'd suggest having a Qi charging mat available too.

If you are providing a lead, the also ensure a standard Usb socket is available too,

[Gigabit]

Hopefully USB type C will be a standard Apple might adopt.