USB Mini-B

E8193
USB connector type USB device-side connector electrical connector

USB Mini-B is a smaller, five-pin USB connector type commonly used on older portable devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players, and external hard drives for data transfer and charging.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Mini-USB Type-B 1
USB Mini-AB (on-the-go capable receptacle) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf USB connector type ⓘ
USB device-side connector ⓘ
electrical connector ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mini-B USB connector ⓘ
commonCableType USB A to USB Mini-B cable ⓘ
compatibilityNote mechanically incompatible with USB Micro-B connectors ⓘ
mechanically incompatible with USB Type-C connectors ⓘ
connectorFamily USB Mini ⓘ
connectorSeries Mini-B 5-pin ⓘ
connectorShape small trapezoidal form factor ⓘ
contactType surface-mount contacts in receptacle ⓘ
definedInStandard USB ⓘ
surface form: Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0
gender plug ⓘ
receptacle ⓘ
hasVariant USB Mini-B self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: USB Mini-AB (on-the-go capable receptacle)
introducedEra early 2000s ⓘ
maximumDataRate 480 Mbit/s ⓘ
mechanicalDurability lower mating cycle rating than USB Micro-B ⓘ
mountingStyle panel-mount receptacle on devices ⓘ
orientation non-reversible connector ⓘ
partOf USB 2.0 ecosystem ⓘ
pinCount 5 ⓘ
powerDelivery 5 V DC ⓘ
roleInSystem device-side connection to USB host ⓘ
safetyFeature keyed shape to prevent incorrect insertion ⓘ
status legacy connector ⓘ
supersededBy USB Micro-B ⓘ
USB Type-C ⓘ
supportsMode USB full-speed ⓘ
USB high-speed ⓘ
supportsStandard USB ⓘ
surface form: USB 1.1

USB 2.0 ⓘ
typicalCurrentLimit up to 500 mA in USB 2.0 host ports ⓘ
typicalUse battery charging ⓘ
connection of portable devices to computers ⓘ
data transfer ⓘ
usedOnDeviceType MP3 player ⓘ
digital camera ⓘ
external hard drive ⓘ
older mobile phones ⓘ
portable GPS device ⓘ
portable game console ⓘ
usedWithProtocol Mass Storage Class ⓘ
Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) ⓘ
surface form: Media Transfer Protocol (MTP)

Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) ⓘ
usedWithStandard USB On-The-Go (via Mini-AB receptacle on devices) ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USB → hasConnectorType → USB Mini-B ⓘ
USB Mini-B → hasVariant → USB Mini-B self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: USB Mini-AB (on-the-go capable receptacle)
USB Micro-B → isSmallerThan → USB Mini-B ⓘ
USB Type-B → variant → USB Mini-B ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mini-USB Type-B