Which was the first smartphone with a USB-C port?

The first smartphone with a USB-C port was the LeTV Le 1. Released in 2015, this Chinese Android phone introduced the reversible connector before USB-C became common on premium devices.

USB-C was designed to replace older USB connectors with a smaller, reversible plug that could be inserted either way up. The LeTV Le 1 used it for charging and data, making the port notable even though the phone itself was not widely sold internationally.

LeTV launched the Le 1 alongside the Le 1 Pro and Le Max as part of its first-generation “Le Superphone” range. This is why some accounts refer broadly to LeTV’s Superphones rather than one model, but the Le 1 is the standard canonical answer to this quiz question.

The Samsung Galaxy S8, OnePlus 2, and Google Nexus 6P came later or used different connectors. USB-C eventually spread across Android phones, laptops, tablets, cameras, and other electronics because of its reversible design and flexible support for charging, data, audio, and video.