Microfiber towels/washcloths are more absorbent, quick-drying, and durable than cotton towels/washcloths. They also tend to be more effective at cleaning due to their fine fibers and are less likely to leave lint behind.
Microfiber towels are more suitable for cleaning, such as cleaning cloth, kitchen towel, car washing towel. Because microfibers don't shed hair, they don't leave loops on items. And microfibers are more absorbent, better used to dry the surface of the water, such as wiping the water on the plate, the surface of the car, the water on the furniture. There is also the microfiber towel dry faster, because microfiber is relatively thin, so as long as the towel wrung out, airing, it will soon dry.
Cotton towel, made of cotton, is more skin-friendly, so it is more suitable for bathing, such as bath towel, face towel, hand towel and so on. The cotton towel absorbs more water, making it easy to dry your body after a bath.