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Transfer performance of USB sideloading varies greatly, depending on the USB version supported, and further still by the actual engineering implementation of the USB controller. USB is available in Low-Speed (1.2 Mbit/s, 150 KB/s), Full-Speed (12 Mbit/s, 1.5 MB/s), and Hi-Speed
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