There are a few ways to differentiate USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports and connectors. The easiest way is to check if the USB port has a splash of blue color inside, which signifies the newer USB 3.0 interface.

USB naming conventions have always been confusing, but perhaps none more so than USB 3.2 Gen 1 and Gen 2. Here's what you need to know about the two standards.

If you scrutinize the above table, you’ll quickly discover that USB 3.0, 3.1 Gen 1, and 3.2 Gen 1 all support the same transfer speeds of 5 Gbps.

As the dust settled on the USB 3 revisions, the USB-IF made everything needlessly more complicated, though, with USB 3.0 being renamed USB 3.2 Gen 1 (or SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps), USB 3.1 being ...

Having said that, there's enough examples in the wild to tell us what an orange USB port could mean. The most basic meaning is that the particular port is USB 3.0 and is capable of charging devices.

Also included in the new USB4 Version 2.0 spec is support for USB 3.2 tunneling at 20Gbps, up from 10Gbps previously. And the new protocol supports the DisplayPort 2.1 spec that VESA announced ...

The USB 3.1 standard uses the same connectors as USB 3.0, such as USB-A and USB-B connectors. However, it also uses a new USB-C connector. This makes USB 3.1 a versatile and efficient option for ...