When you see a black USB port, that usually indicates the connector supports the USB 2.0 Hi Speed standard, which, believe it or not, is older now despite using Hi Speed in the name. It offers a maximum data delivery speed of 480 Mbps — which is much slower than USB 3.0, which offers up to 5 Gbps. You can plug any USB Type A cord into these ports, but if youre using a newer device, like a new smartphone, the data transfer and charging speeds will be slower. USB 2.0 was originally released in...
