According to the OnePlus web-site the factory supplied USB cable is USB 2.0 only (even though it has a USB-C connector at the end).
(This is mentioned in the small print at the bottom of the specs page.)
So using a 3rd party cable that is a proper USB3.1 cable should in theory give you higher speeds.
Still... If the transfer is MTP based (not sure of this is the case for this phone) it will usually be 3x to 4x slower than the speed you would get from a USB memory stick. (MTP just is a less efficient and thus slower protocol.)
Another thing is the speed of the phones internal storage. If that is a slow form of memory it may also limit the maximum throughput on the cable.
So there is no telling what speed is actually achievable. It depends on more than just the cable.
Answer from Tonny on Stack ExchangeAccording to the OnePlus web-site the factory supplied USB cable is USB 2.0 only (even though it has a USB-C connector at the end).
(This is mentioned in the small print at the bottom of the specs page.)
So using a 3rd party cable that is a proper USB3.1 cable should in theory give you higher speeds.
Still... If the transfer is MTP based (not sure of this is the case for this phone) it will usually be 3x to 4x slower than the speed you would get from a USB memory stick. (MTP just is a less efficient and thus slower protocol.)
Another thing is the speed of the phones internal storage. If that is a slow form of memory it may also limit the maximum throughput on the cable.
So there is no telling what speed is actually achievable. It depends on more than just the cable.
To suggest a potential solution which has worked in prior instances I've experienced the same issue - try using a different / better / newer USB cable for the connection between your phone and the PC.
While I realize this doesn't strike confidence that it would work - or it didn't for me at first - but I was shocked to realize that, in fact, that was exactly what the problem was. And just as a fair warning, I have a dozen cords around here... and had to try quite a few before I discovered it was actually the cause.
Regardless, I assure you this is at least a potential solution.
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Hello everyone, like the title says, I'd like to transfer my files faster.
I've heard that wireless is faster than wired because my device is only usb 2.0
I have always popped a usb cable in and then drag and drop in the past but with storage sizes getting ridiculous and android storing data in so many crazy areas is there a better solution?
Is cable the fastest?
I heard something about adb backup commands (Will this create a file unreadable from the PC as I might not transfer stuff back to my phone).
Any tips on software/sorting files such as duplicates or splitting file types easily (basically house keeping).
I want to become more organised and save time in the process.
According to specifications at GSMArena, your phone only has a USB 2.0 port. The highest operating mode in common between a USB 3.0 port on one end and a USB 2.0 port on the other end is still just USB 2.0 "High Speed" at 480 Mbps – your computer's USB 3.0 port cannot imbue the phone with more speed.
The practically achievable USB Mass Storage data transfer speed in this mode is around 42 "MB"/s. Your phone is an MTP device, not a mass storage device, but the calculations would be similar. Waiting is still probably your best option (802.11ac Wi-Fi could in theory exceed that speed, but in practice not by much).
(Also, if your phone came with a Type-C cable, it's probably also just a USB 2.0 cable made primarily for charging and only occassional data transfer – they won't bundle a more expensive USB 3.x-compliant cable with a USB 2.0 device. If the "computer" end of the cable is Type-A, you can visually inspect it – a USB 3.x cable would have an additional row of 5 pins hidden deep inside.)
Your phone seems to have a microSD storage slot – use it to move all files to a new SD card, then use an SD card reader to move them to the computer. While this would take more time in total, you no longer need continuous access to the computer for the entire duration; only the SD card needs to be left there.
Your phone also supports USB On-The-Go, which allows you to directly connect a USB disk to the phone and move files to it. (It might not be able to provide enough power for a 2.5" HDD, but you should be able to use a portable SSD or a high-capacity USB stick.) Later you can move the files from the USB SSD to your computer in a few minutes.
If both the computer port and the phone has USB3 the problem is maybe not related to USB but the speed of the flash memory.
If the flash memory is not fast enough at reading the data it won't help if the transfer speed over the cable is fast.
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and having it transfer files over USB-C to my PC C: drive on NVMe SSD. I have a bachelors in computer engineering and I'm legit mind-boggled over this. It's taking over an hour to transfer 26.4GB.
Is it a matter of using the wrong USB-C Cable or something?
Why is it so slow at transferring mere tens of gigabytes of music over to my PC?
How do I fix this?