Digital Camera Cable passed 100% open and short test, newer and slightly smaller than Mini-B USB, the micro-B connector is designed for up to 10, 000 insertion and removal cycles (doubling that of the mini-B connector) due to moving the cleverly designed locking mechanism from the female port to the male connector-end. The micro-B connector was recently adopted by the OMTP (Open Mobile Terminal Platform) as the common connection standard to support USB, audio, charging.

Furthermore, industry heavyweights such as HTC, Motorola, Research In Motion, Samsung and Sony have similarly chosen to adopt the connector for all their smart phones.

With a the new Micro-B USB standard for mobile phones, consumers benefit by having a universal charging solution in addition to not having to replace the charger with each new phone purchase.

Additionally, mobile phones can be directly charged off any USB port meaning the charger itself can be ditched for just the cable when one has access to a computer.

The aforementioned environmental impact of this mobile connector standardization will be significant too, with many less wall warts finding there way into landfills than in past years.