5ft Data Blocker Micro USB Cable Compatible with Android Smartphones etc.

The speed that a wall or car charger juices up your device depends on the Output listed on the charging unit's label. The 5V or "Voltage" listed there is a USB standard, but it's the second number you want to pay particular attention to: the Amperage, signified as A or mA (milliAmp). With all other things being equal, the higher the Amperage - the faster the charge.The rub is the charger doesn't decide how much electricity to send, but rather the device itself that PULLS electricity from the AC plug or USB port. All Android-based devices will limit the energy draw to a maximum of about 500mA (or ½ of a full Amp) when connected to a USB port. Most aftermarket chargers follow the USB data standard that includes 4 "pins" within a connector - 2 for power-charging and 2 for data-transfer (meaning your device recognizes it as a USB port); whereas most OEM chargers usually have the data pins "shorted" so the device sees only charging pins, thus indicating a power-charger and allowing itself to draw the maximum current. It's fairly complicated and counter-intuitive at first, and it took me a long time to find out why my devices were charging so slowly on a supposedly fast after-market charger. This is demonstrable by the very chargers Amazon itself sells... the  Amazon Kindle 9W PowerFast Adapter for Accelerated Charging  costs more - but you'll only get up to 1.8A output no matter which cable used since they have effectively killed the data pins on the charger; whereas they also sell the better value  AmazonBasics Wall Charger with USB Outlet (2.1 Amp Output)  with its higher output, but it has all 4 USB pins intact - so unless you have a charging-only cable the most you will ever draw at any time from it is around 500mA. You absolutely need a good charging-only cable to take advantage of the faster speed provided by the higher output of most aftermarket chargers.This PortaPow is the best charging-only cable I've been able to find consistently on Amazon (or anywhere). Some listings advertise charging-only cables, but I find there are often multiple sellers selling slightly different products which may not be exactly what we're looking for. Other charging-only cables such as the  Mediabridge USB Charging Cable - (6 Feet) - USB-A Male to Micro-B Charging Cable  don't consistently work to fast-charge every Android device due to the manufacturing technique used. The PortaPow is seemingly fast-charging compatible with 100% of Android devices and aftermarket wall chargers because they use Resistors (which is technical but see the information on the product page to learn more). With the PortaPow cable finally I am able to charge my many Android devices with all my aftermarket wall and car chargers at their highest rated output.If you have purchased an aftermarket charger and wondered why it didn't seem to juice your device very fast, or just doesn't seem to be living up to its full potential - the PortaPow charging-only cable is likely what you need. If you don't already have a verified charging-only cable now or own one that doesn't speed-charge ALL your Android devices, I can wholeheartedly recommend this cable. I have three now, the length is just right and is packaged well. This is of course not a sync cable, and should not be plugged into a computer USB port for charging purposes.

This is the second one I've bought. I had to buy a second one because the connector to the first became dislodged and wouldn't charge properly.Now my soon cable has the cover to the two wires unattached to the red connector and I can see the red and black wires. I have to mess with it to charge it its full potential but otherwise, it now charges at a slower rate. I'm guessing the wiring has become loose inside the red connector.When this cable is new, it works GREAT and charges fast. After some time, it begins to fall apart.

Here is an excerpt from the review I made for the AmazonBasics cables I previously bought. I had purchased 2 AmazonBasics Micro USB cables. Following some rather disappointing charging times that I hadn't recorded, I did some tests.Thanks PortaPow for making a great cable for my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (Verizon model).I have a prime subscription and the cables were delivered in 2 days. Not sure what the other guy was talking about being shipped from the UK. I'm sure mine didn't come from the UK in 2 days. They are probably stored in various fulfillment warehouses across the US and are just originating from the UK.//beginUPDATE 12/01/03:Here are my charging results. I started each test with my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 rebooted. No apps open except the timer. Lowest brightness on display.First I ran 20 min tests.The cables I am using are1 - a short micro USB cable (it doesn't even have a brand sadly or I would find these people)2 - AmazonBasics cable reviewed here - AmazonBasics USB Cable - 2.0A Male to Micro B (6f)3 - PortaPow 5 ft Micro USB cable (also available on amazon)I am using a 2.1 amp usb wall charger.20 min tests:1 - short micro generic - 10% charge increase (so expecting 30% an hour)2 - AmazonBasics - 5% charge increase (ugh, so expecting 15% an hour)3 - PortaPow - 8% charge increase (so expecting 24% an hour)60 min tests (As I might have guessed, the per hour charge was a little more than the 20 min results x3):1 - short micro generic - 34% increase2 - AmazonBasics - 17% increase3 - PortaPow - 29% increaseSo it seems like both the short generic cable and the PortaPow (it's a charging only cable) will charge my phone in about 3 hours. If I want to use the AmazonBasics cable, will probably take close to 5 hours. As I said before, I realize it's a data transfer cable as well and I actually love AmazonBasics cables. Just letting everyone know I am disappointed in this cable's charging ability and will use the PortaPow cables for work/travel charging and the AmazonBasics for at home data transfer or home overnight charging. I love the fast charging of the short cable but it's inconvenient for my work travels.//end

I bought this to replace the charge cable that came with my Samsung Galaxy Note 2.The good news is that it worked, not only for the Note 2, but also my girlfriend's HTC One. It is capable of delivering enough current to rapidly charge either phone.The bad news is that the micro-USB header is quite flimsy, and after just over a month of use, the header bent at a 45-degree angle with respect to its base while my girlfriend was trying to plug it into her phone. I've never seen a USB header do this before, and although it did bend back easily, it now feels loose and I have little hope of getting much more useful life out of it.

J'ai acheté 2 câbles en 150cm.Après 4 mois d'utilisation, ce câble est top pour recharger un Nexus 5. La recharge se fait rapidement et les connecteurs (surtout le micro USB) sont de bonne qualité et ne se détériorent pas dans le temps (contrairement à d'autres cables lowcost que l'on peut trouver)Je pense m'en racheter 1 ou 2 en 30cm pour ma voiture

Ich suchte ein Kabel, dass schnell lädt und wurde hier fündig.Die Ladestromdaten habe ich dem "Battery Monitor Widget" App entnommen. Ladestrom je nach Entladung,wobei die Entladung max 60% war.Originalkabel Sony : 850 bis 960 mAPortaPow : 600 - 750 mAWentronic : 300 - 450 mA http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B001C6M7RA/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Es gibt viele USB Kabel, leider haben die meisten auch eine Datenfunktion. Bei diversen Smartphones kann mit dem originalen Kabel nur in Verbindung mit dem originalen Netzteil auch der Ladestrom fließen der auf dem Netzteil steht. Nimmt man das originale Kabel und läd mit einem anderen Netzteil oder einem normalen KFZ Lader fließen maximal 0,55A! Gleiches gilt mit anderen USB Kabeln. Sobald es auch als Datenkabel genutzt werden kann fließen nur 0,55A maximal, egal was das Ladegerät mit dem man läd hergibt. Ich habe auch andere USB Kabel die keine Datenfunktion haben, da fließen maximal 1,2A. Mit diesem Kabel habe ich mit einem Huawei G700 Dual 1,5A erreicht, mit einem Samsung Galaxy S2 sogar 1,75A. Da geht sicher mehr, es kommt aber auch drauf an was die Gerätinterne Ladeelektronik hergibt. Mit einem HTC One X gehen maximal 0,92A egal welches Ladegerät davor hängt!Dieses Ladekabel ist sehr zu empfehlen. Habe mir gleich 3 davon bestellt und bereuhe es nicht. Den Akkus in den Geräten kann nichts passieren. Jedes Gerät das einen Li Ion oder Li Poly Akku hat (egal ob tauschbar oder nicht) hat eine eigene Ladeelektronik die immer den Ladestrom steuert. Je voller der Akku umso weniger fließt auch!

J'ai acheté ce câble car mon chargeur auto, pourtant de marque, ne chargeait qu'un seul de mes deux téléphones. Pour l'autre, le chargement se faisait de façon plus aléatoire et il fallait généralement débrancher et rebrancher plusieurs fois la prise USB pour qu'il accepte enfin de reconnaître le chargeur comme tel. Grâce à ce câble qui court-circuite la liaison série pour se conformer à la norme "chargeur", fini les problèmes. Chargeur reconnu immédiatement. En revanche, il n’accélère pas la charge, ou pas du moins de façon significative, la vitesse de charge étant bien plus limité par les capacités du chargeur que par les pertes dus à un câble de mauvaise qualité.

Cable de bonne longueur qui permet de recharger ma Nexus 7 sans problème, là où des câbles d'autres marques faisait qu'elle se déchargeait alors qu'elle était utilisée pendant la charge... Livraison rapide depuis l'Angleterre.