The USB Mini-B is a five-pin connector that came out at the same time as the USB 2.0 standard in 2000. The new standard was an improvement over earlier versions and supported data transfer speeds ...

Similarly, Mini-USB cables are still needed for some older cameras and storage devices. Of course, you probably don't need to keep more than one of each type, since you won't use them often.

No one expects Mini USB in 2017. That’s right, the brand-new, released in the fall of 2017, 4K HDR-supporting Streaming Stick+ does not use the far more common (and newer) Micro USB port for power.

USB Type-C was an alternative option to USB Type-A for USB 3.1 and USB 3.0, but wasn't really used until the next generation. Announced in 2017, the introduction of USB 3.2 kept support for ...

A USB-C cable or port could use USB4 technologies or older generations of the USB architecture, like USB 3.2. The USB-IF has a detailed specification for USB4 and another for USB-C cables and ...

But the connectors and speeds people have gotten used to—USB-A, Mini-USB, Micro-USB, USB 2.0—have gotten a bit long in the tooth, ... instead of a USB 2.0 Type-B cable as planned.

Similarly, Mini-USB cables are still needed for some older cameras and storage devices. Of course, you probably don't need to keep more than one of each type, since you won't use them often.