Comment by trymas
7 days ago
It's so sad that X4 Pro does not have USB-C.
They have added backlight, but still left charging/connecting to proprietary magnetic adapter.
7 days ago
It's so sad that X4 Pro does not have USB-C.
They have added backlight, but still left charging/connecting to proprietary magnetic adapter.
> It's so sad that X4 Pro does not have USB-C.
Yeah, the connector they've made is absolutely bananas, wonder what they were thinking? Was there a 3rd-party docking ecosystem they were expecting to be spawned by this, or something? The magnetic connector by itself makes no sense, unless I severely misunderstand how it's supposed to be used in practice.
I saw a claim that the connector was to reduce the thickness of the device.
Terrible trade-off. I do not want a marginally smaller book if it means I have to worry about losing a proprietary cable.
It isn't proprietary.
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It is, though to be honest it bothers me less than I thought it will. The battery lasts so long that I rarely charge it.
> proprietary magnetic adapter
They're supposedly not proprietary but a standard size that's easily replaced.
Ok, though still obscure.
I don’t want to looking where to order it when it’s lost or broken.
Any guesses why they went with that connector rather than USB C?
Just for improved thinnness; they're able to reduce about 2 mm from the thickness with the pins (and you can still technically use them for data transfer depending on how it's wired to the SoC).