Type-C connectors are now a common feature in several Android smartphones including the forward-looking devices like the Google’s 2015 Nexus phones and the OnePlus Two, as well as the Nextbit Robin.
Apple has likewise started using it last year with the Apple MacBook and it is likely to be featured in the upcoming 2016 MacBook Air and the 2016 MacBook Pro. It is possible that the American tech giant may introduce it in its next iPhones in September.
Google’s second-generation Chromebook Pixel and the Pixel C tablet also feature the USB Type-C connector.
While Samsung has not made any statement or announcement why it was sticking to the good old microUSB port with its latest flagship smartphones for 2016, it is possible that Samsung wants to free its users from the painful and annoying transition.
Although USB Type-C is technically superior and less frustrating to plug in, it is nonetheless muddy and nuanced. It does not necessarily mean that something that uses USB Type-C connector also uses USB 3.1.
It is likely that the next generation of Android smartphones that would launch this year would feature the USB 3.1 but there is no guarantee that any of the Galaxy S7’s immediate competitors will be among them.