Side-by-Side Comparison
Plug Types
Type C vs. Type I
Comparing 2 standards across 5 specifications. 5 key differences identified.
Comparing:
Type C
Type I
Type C, the "Europlug," is the most widely accepted plug in the world by country count -- 2 round, slightly tapered pins, ungrounded, rated just 2.5A/250V. Its flexible pins give it a secure friction-fit in sockets built for several other, larger round-pin standards.
Type I, the Australian/New Zealand standard, uses two flat pins angled in a V-shape plus a flat earth pin. China and Argentina use dimensionally similar but genuinely incompatible variants -- Chinese plugs don't physically fit, and Argentine plugs fit but with reversed polarity.
Specification Comparison Table
5 Parameters| Parameter / Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Pin Count
|
2 round pins, 4mm diameter, tapered/flexible | 2 flat pins in an inverted V + 1 flat earth pin |
|
Rated Current
|
2.5 A | 10 (15A, 20A, 25A, and 32A variants also exist) A |
|
Rated Voltage
|
250 V | 230 V |
|
Grounded
|
No | Yes (2-pin ungrounded version also exists for double-insulated devices) |
|
Common Regions
|
Most of continental Europe, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia, South Korea, and more | Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands |
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