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| - | [* black] In the connectivity department, it looks the S6 favors compatibility over speed. Gone is the USB 3.0 connector of the S5—in its place we find a standard microUSB 2.0 port. |
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| + | [* black] In what seems like a(nother) major step backward, the S6 Edge drops the lightning-fast [guide|24016|Micro-B USB 3.0 port found on the Galaxy S5|stepid=61514] in favor of a garden-variety microUSB (2.0) port. |
| + | [* icon_note] Since Micro-B USB 3.0 ports are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB#Cable_plugs_.28USB_3.0.29|backward-compatible|new_window=true] with standard USB 1.x/2.0 micro-B cable plugs, we fail to see the point. Apart from a slight space savings, there appears to be no benefit—certainly nothing to justify the ~90% drop in data transfer rates. |