Not every computer or phone is there yet, mind you, but it’s gradually happening, and Type C USB is more or less the reason why.
That means you can forget needing a separate plug for your laptop, tablet, and phone, relying instead on the one that handles all. Universal ports are based around the idea that you won’t need to carry lots of different plugs, and can instead focus on just the one in your life. One of our favourite trends of the past decade is finally having an impact: devices are finally crowding around a universal port standard.
Does that mean a phone charger can power a laptop? Type C is becoming the ubiquitous charge port technology it was meant to be, and that means the same plug can be used across devices.
