I have recently upgraded from a phone with micro-USB to one with USB-C. Both are (were) high-end devices from a highly reputable manufacturer and it is reasonable to assume the ports are implemented properly.
Using the new phone with a Therm-App is proving interesting. Only some cable and adapter combinations work - and I don't know why. I'm hopeful someone may be able to shed some light.
I have been able to X-Ray the various connectors and present them here alongside photos of the cables.
The first one is a curly micro-USB to micro-USB that worked fine on the older phone and now works fine with the new phone via a USB-C to micro-USB adapter widget (which I've also embiggened).
The second is a rather chunky micro-USB to USB-C lead that I can't remember where I bought. It too works, although the connectors and cable are very clunky and not the sort of thing I'd want to use on a day-to-day basis.
The third is very like the first, except that it's micro-USB to USB-C - and it doesn't work.
Finally, we have a neat little right angle to right angle micro-USB to USB-C that would be perfect - if only it worked.
I don't know enough about the connectors and protocols and so on for any informed insights on why the various ones work, or don't. Can anyone help?
By the way I can't guarantee that the individual X-Rays of the connectors are the right way round: they could very well be mirror-image, for which I can only apologise. It is however safe to assume that if the connector looks like it's been soldered the wrong way round then it's my fault, not the manufacturers.
Any help or comments will be most gratefully received.