Transsion brands of Itel, Tecno and Infinix have proved to be the market leaders in Uganda. All 3 smartphone brands offer free OTG cables to select brand new phones like those we managed to review last year. Amidst the sideline offer, OTG cables are compatible with many phone brands including Apple devices with fire OTG versions.
What is an OTG cable by the way
USB On-The-Go (OTG) is a specification that was introduced during the smart devices wind of change as extensions to allow USB devices to act as hosts for tablets and smartphones in order to fully function alongside the device.
An OTG cable is a short cable or double-sided interface with a front face of a charger and a back-end of a USB port. An OTG allows devices like digital cameras, keyboards or a mouse to be connected on a smartphone or tablet.
Who needs it
Everyone loves to pimp their smartphone with great accessories and design outfits. An OTG cable gives your phone the power of transfer and external usage to a point that you can watch movies from a flash disk.
An OTG is basically an essential cable if you wish to read files directly from a flash disk or access some files off a hard disk or even read memory card contents without opening your phone’s TF/Simcards slot.
What an OTG cable can do for your phone
OTG is simply USB On-The-Go meaning if you have a USB device on the move you should not worry about visiting an internet cafe or opening up your cooling computer. So, with an OTG, you get an efficient way of accessing your files and give your phone some breathing space.
Assuming your smartphone’s memory is warning with a red caution in the notifications bar. The first option would be to clear your valuable information on the phone or transfer the files to a memory card. But with an OTG cable, you simply connect a flash disk and move all bulk files on to it for extra space on your phone.
Among the devices you can connect to your phone, a mouse is an essential device in case you are tired of touching/swiping your phone’s screen which displays a pointer on the phone to help you navigate on the phone.
On the condition that a mouse allows you to use the phone without touching it, a digital camera would also rest your smartphone camera and take over for some clear shots with ease. Likewise, you can choose to connect a USB hub to extend functionality and attach more devices you wish to the phone. Other than that, buy an OTG cable from as low at UGX 5,000 and enjoy the flexibility of using your smartphone.
