The new “Long Life Cable USB-C 3.2” introduced today is for USB 3, right? As a Fairphone 3/3+ owner, can we hope that there will soon be a new “Fairphone 3 submodule” with USB 3 to buy? Since the USB-C 3.2 long-life cable is quite expensive, I’d think twice about buying one if there wasn’t a sensible reason like a new “Fairphone 3 submodule”. I hope for a new “Fairphone 3 submodule” with USB 3.
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Out of curiousity: As this new cable allows to physically connect two FP3s (resp. two USB-C ports), I wonder if this will actually allow to directly move files between the two devices (incl. any SD cards inserted)? I am doubtful it will, but maybe someone has better expertise there. 
Besides, the question of potential power vampirism (i.e. does the cable allow to charge one FP3 from another FP3) is interesting, too … 
(I am even more skeptical here)
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Probably there could be a new standart: FP2G (Fairphone to Grid) 
Tentative responsive from Fairphone on Twitter today:
I’d still be curious to try this one day, I remain hesitant to – figuratively – buy it.
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…or why not skip to USB4, while we’re at it?
If you connect two USB-C devices together and both can act as host or as device (client), then it is randomly decided which one gets which role. The host acts like a computer and can access the resource that is selected in the client’s USB mode selector.
It is possible to switch modes if you want the other phone as host, but I don’t know whether the option for this is shown in the user interface.
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