Tethering is a solid way to provide Internet access to another device, such as a laptop or a desktop computer. Follow these steps to set up Internet tethering: Connect the phone to a computer or laptop by using the USB cable. The best success with this operation is when the computer is a PC running Windows. In this video I show how to modify an existing USB cable to turn it into a fast charge cable, this is especially useful for Android devices using AC or Car charge adapters that are charging in USB.
Contents.Overview USB was designed to standardize the connection of to, both to communicate with and to supply. It has largely replaced interfaces such as and, and has become commonplace on a wide range of devices.USB connectors have been increasingly replacing other types for of portable devices.Examples of peripherals that are connected via USB include, digital and cameras, printers, and.Receptacle (socket) identification. Main article:This section is intended to allow fast identification of USB receptacles (sockets) on equipment. USB logo on the head of a standard A plugA group of seven companies began the development of USB in 1994:,. The goal was to make it fundamentally easier to connect external devices to PCs by replacing the multitude of connectors at the back of PCs, addressing the usability issues of existing interfaces, and simplifying software configuration of all devices connected to USB, as well as permitting greater data rates for external devices.
And his team worked on the standard at Intel; the first supporting USB were produced by Intel in 1995.The original USB 1.0 specification, which was introduced in January 1996, defined data transfer rates of 1.5 Low Speed and 12 Mbit/s Full Speed. Draft designs had called for a single-speed 5 Mbit/s bus, but the low speed was added to support low-cost peripherals with un, resulting in a split design with a 12 Mbit/s data rate was intended for higher-speed devices such as printers and floppy disk drives, and the lower 1.5 Mbit/s rate for low data rate devices such as keyboards, mice. Microsoft provided OEM support for the devices in August 1997. The first widely used version of USB was 1.1, which was released in September 1998. 's was the first mainstream product with USB and the iMac's success popularized USB itself. Following Apple's design decision to remove all from the iMac, many PC manufacturers began building, which led to the broader PC market using USB as a standard.The USB 2.0 specification was released in April 2000 and was ratified by the (USB-IF) at the end of 2001., Intel, (now Nokia), NEC, and jointly led the initiative to develop a higher data transfer rate, with the resulting specification achieving 480 Mbit/s, 40 times as fast as the original USB 1.1 specification.The specification was published on 12 November 2008.
Its main goals were to increase the data transfer rate (up to 5 Gbit/s), decrease power consumption, increase power output, and be with USB 2.0. ( 3–1) USB 3.0 includes a new, higher speed bus called SuperSpeed in parallel with the USB 2.0 bus. ( 1–3) For this reason, the new version is also called SuperSpeed. A USB 2.0USB 2.0 was released in April 2000, adding a higher maximum of 480 Mbit/s (60 MB/s) named High Speed or High Bandwidth, in addition to the USB 1.x Full Speed signaling rate of 12 Mbit/s.Modifications to the USB specification have been made via (ECN). The SuperSpeed USB logoThe USB 3.0 specification was released on 12 November 2008, with its management transferring from USB 3.0 Promoter Group to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), and announced on 17 November 2008 at the SuperSpeed USB Developers Conference.USB 3.0 adds a SuperSpeed transfer mode, with associated backward compatible plugs, receptacles, and cables.
SuperSpeed plugs and receptacles are identified with a distinct logo and blue inserts in standard format receptacles.The SuperSpeed bus provides for a transfer mode at a nominal rate of 5.0 Gbit/s, in addition to the three existing transfer modes. Its efficiency is dependent on a number of factors including physical symbol encoding and link level overhead.
At a 5 Gbit/s signaling rate with, each byte needs 10 bits to be transmitted, so the raw throughput is 500 MB/s. When flow control, packet framing and protocol overhead are considered, it is realistic for 400 MB/s (3.2 Gbit/s) or more to be delivered to an application. ( 4–19) Communication is in SuperSpeed transfer mode; earlier modes are half-duplex, arbitrated by the host.Low-power and high-power devices remain operational with this standard, but devices using SuperSpeed can take advantage of increased available current of between 150 mA and 900 mA, respectively. ( 9–9), released in July 2013 has two variants. The first one preserves USB 3.0's SuperSpeed transfer mode and is labeled USB 3.1 Gen 1, and the second version introduces a new SuperSpeed+ transfer mode under the label of USB 3.1 Gen 2. SuperSpeed+ doubles the maximum to 10 Gbit/s, while reducing line encoding overhead to just 3% by changing the to.The amount of connectors used for USB 3.1 has also been reduced to two: USB-A and USB-C., released in September 2017, preserves existing USB 3.1 SuperSpeed and SuperSpeed+ data modes but introduces two new SuperSpeed+ transfer modes over the connector with data rates of 10 and 20 Gbit/s (1.25 and 2.5 GB/s).
The increase in bandwidth is a result of multi-lane operation over existing wires that were intended for flip-flop capabilities of the USB-C connector. USB 3.2 is also the first version to use the USB-C connector as the sole connector.Current Naming Scheme Starting with the USB 3.2 standard, USB-IF introduced a new naming scheme. Contrary to popular belief, there has been no renaming of older USB versions (3.1 simply superseded 3.0 and 3.2 superseded 3.1). To help companies with branding of the different transfer modes, USB-IF recommended branding the 5, 10, and 20 Gbit/s transfer modes as SuperSpeed USB, SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbit/s, and SuperSpeed USB 20 Gbit/s, respectively:NameUSB-IF BrandingTransfer SpeedUSB 3.2 Gen 1SuperSpeed USB5 Gbit/sUSB 3.2 Gen 2SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps10 Gbit/sUSB 3.2 Gen 2 x 2SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps20 Gbit/sUSB4 The USB4 specification was released on 29 August 2019 by.USB4 is based on the protocol specification.
It supports 40 Gbit/s throughput, is compatible with Thunderbolt 3, and backwards compatible with USB 3.2 and USB 2.0. See also: Release nameRelease dateMax. USB endpoints reside on the connected device: the channels to the host are referred to as pipesUSB device communication is based on pipes (logical channels). A pipe is a connection from the host controller to a logical entity within a device, called an.
Because pipes correspond to endpoints, the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Each USB device can have up to 32 endpoints (16 in and 16 out), though it is rare to have so many.
Endpoints are defined and numbered by the device during initialization (the period after physical connection called 'enumeration') and so are relatively permanent, whereas pipes may be opened and closed.There are two types of pipe: stream and message. A message pipe is bi-directional and is used for control transfers. Two USB 3.0 Standard-A receptacles (left) and two USB 2.0 Standard-A receptacles (right) on a computer's front panelEndpoints are grouped into interfaces and each interface is associated with a single device function.
An exception to this is endpoint zero, which is used for device configuration and is not associated with any interface. A single device function composed of independently controlled interfaces is called a composite device. A composite device only has a single device address because the host only assigns a device address to a function.When a USB device is first connected to a USB host, the USB device enumeration process is started.
The enumeration starts by sending a reset signal to the USB device. The data rate of the USB device is determined during the reset signaling. After reset, the USB device's information is read by the host and the device is assigned a unique 7-bit address. If the device is supported by the host, the needed for communicating with the device are loaded and the device is set to a configured state. If the USB host is restarted, the enumeration process is repeated for all connected devices.The host controller directs traffic flow to devices, so no USB device can transfer any data on the bus without an explicit request from the host controller.
In USB 2.0, the host controller the bus for traffic, usually in a fashion. The throughput of each USB port is determined by the slower speed of either the USB port or the USB device connected to the port.High-speed USB 2.0 hubs contain devices called transaction translators that convert between high-speed USB 2.0 buses and full and low speed buses. There may be one translator per hub or per port.Because there are two separate controllers in each USB 3.0 host, USB 3.0 devices transmit and receive at USB 3.0 data rates regardless of USB 2.0 or earlier devices connected to that host. Operating data rates for earlier devices are set in the legacy manner.Device classes The functionality of a USB device is defined by a class code sent to a USB host. This allows the host to load software modules for the device and to support new devices from different manufacturers.Device classes include: ClassUsageDescriptionExamples, or exception00DeviceUnspecifiedDevice class is unspecified, interface descriptors are used to determine needed drivers01hInterfaceAudio,02hBoth, adapter,. See also:, and(MSC or UMS) standardizes connections to storage devices. At first intended for magnetic and optical drives, it has been extended to support.
It has also been extended to support a wide variety of novel devices as many systems can be controlled with the familiar metaphor of file manipulation within directories. The process of making a novel device look like a familiar device is also known as extension.
The ability to boot a write-locked with a USB adapter is particularly advantageous for maintaining the integrity and non-corruptible, pristine state of the booting medium.Though most personal computers since early 2005 can boot from USB mass storage devices, USB is not intended as a primary bus for a computer's internal storage. However, USB has the advantage of allowing, making it useful for mobile peripherals, including drives of various kinds.Several manufacturers offer external portable USB, or empty enclosures for disk drives. These offer performance comparable to internal drives, limited by the current number and types of attached USB devices, and by the upper limit of the USB interface. Other competing standards for external drive connectivity include, (IEEE 1394), and most recently.Another use for USB mass storage devices is the portable execution of software applications (such as web browsers and VoIP clients) with no need to install them on the host computer. Media Transfer Protocol. See also:(MTP) was designed by to give higher-level access to a device's filesystem than USB mass storage, at the level of files rather than disk blocks.
It also has optional features. MTP was designed for use with, but it has since been adopted as the primary storage access protocol of the from the version 4.1 Jelly Bean as well as Windows Phone 8 (Windows Phone 7 devices had used the Zune protocol—an evolution of MTP).
The primary reason for this is that MTP does not require exclusive access to the storage device the way UMS does, alleviating potential problems should an Android program request the storage while it is attached to a computer. The main drawback is that MTP is not as well supported outside of Windows operating systems.Human interface devices. Main article:Joysticks, keypads, tablets and other human-interface devices (HIDs) are also progressively migrating from MIDI, and PC connectors to USB. USB mice and keyboards can usually be used with older computers that have with the aid of a small USB-to-PS/2 adapter. For mice and keyboards with dual-protocol support, an adaptor that contains no may be used: the in the keyboard or mouse is designed to detect whether it is connected to a USB or PS/2 port, and communicate using the appropriate protocol. Converters also exist that connect PS/2 keyboards and mice (usually one of each) to a USB port. These devices present two HID endpoints to the system and use a to perform bidirectional data translation between the two standards.Device Firmware Upgrade Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) is a vendor- and device-independent mechanism for upgrading the of USB devices with improved versions provided by their manufacturers, offering (for example) a way to deploy firmware bug fixes.
During the firmware upgrade operation, USB devices change their operating mode effectively becoming a programmer. Any class of USB device can implement this capability by following the official DFU specifications.In addition to its intended legitimate purposes, DFU can also be exploited by uploading maliciously crafted firmware that causes USB devices to spoof various other device types; one such exploiting approach is known as.
Audio streaming The USB Device Working Group has laid out specifications for audio streaming, and specific standards have been developed and implemented for audio class uses, such as microphones, speakers, headsets, telephones, musical instruments, etc. The DWG has published three versions of audio device specifications: Audio 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, referred to as 'UAC' or 'ADC'.UAC 2.0 introduced support for High Speed USB (in addition to Full Speed), allowing greater bandwidth for multi-channel interfaces, higher sample rates, lower inherent latency, and 8× improvement in timing resolution in synchronous and adaptive modes. The standard USB Type-A plug.
This is one of many types of.By design, it is difficult to insert a USB plug into its receptacle incorrectly. The USB specification requires that the cable plug and receptacle be marked so the user can recognize the proper orientation. The USB-C plug is reversible. USB cables and small USB devices are held in place by the gripping force from the receptacle, with no screws, clips, or thumb-turns as some connectors use.The different A and B plugs prevent accidentally connecting two power sources. However, some of this directed topology is lost with the advent of multi-purpose USB connections (such as in smartphones, and USB-powered Wi-Fi routers), which require A-to-A, B-to-B, and sometimes Y/splitter cables.USB connector types multiplied as the specification progressed. The original USB specification detailed standard-A and standard-B plugs and receptacles. The connectors were different so that users could not connect one computer receptacle to another.
The data pins in the standard plugs are recessed compared to the power pins, so that the device can power up before establishing a data connection. Some devices operate in different modes depending on whether the data connection is made.
Charging docks supply power and do not include a host device or data pins, allowing any capable USB device to charge or operate from a standard USB cable. Charging cables provide power connections, but not data. In a charge-only cable, the data wires are shorted at the device end, otherwise the device may reject the charger as unsuitable.Cabling. Main article: Electrical specification USB signals are transmitted using on a data cable with 90 ± 15%. Low-speed (LS) and Full-speed (FS) modes use a single data pair, labelled D+ and D−, in.
Transmitted signal levels are 0.0–0.3 V for logical low, and 2.8–3.6 V for logical high level. The signal lines are not. High-speed (HS) mode uses the same wire pair, but with different electrical conventions. Lower signal voltages of −10 to 10 mV for low and 360 to 440 mV for logical high level, and termination of 45 Ω to ground or 90 Ω differential to match the data cable impedance. SuperSpeed (SS) adds two additional pairs of shielded twisted wire (and new, mostly compatible expanded connectors). These are dedicated to full-duplex SuperSpeed operation. The SuperSpeed link operates independently from USB 2.0 channel, and takes a precedence on connection.
The Wireless USB logoThe USB Implementers Forum is working on a standard based on the USB protocol. is a cable-replacement technology, and uses for data rates of up to 480 Mbit/s.is a chip-to-chip variant that eliminates the conventional transceivers found in normal USB. The HSIC uses about 50% less power and 75% less area compared to USB 2.0. Comparisons with other connection methods FireWire At first, USB was considered a complement to (FireWire) technology, which was designed as a high-bandwidth serial bus that efficiently interconnects peripherals such as disk drives, audio interfaces, and video equipment. In the initial design, USB operated at a far lower data rate and used less sophisticated hardware. It was suitable for small peripherals such as keyboards and pointing devices.The most significant technical differences between FireWire and USB include:.
USB networks use a topology, while IEEE 1394 networks use a topology. USB 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 use a 'speak-when-spoken-to' protocol, meaning that each peripheral communicates with the host when the host specifically requests it to communicate. USB 3.0 allows for device-initiated communications towards the host. A FireWire device can communicate with any other node at any time, subject to network conditions.
A USB network relies on a single host at the top of the tree to control the network. All communications are between the host and one peripheral. In a FireWire network, any capable node can control the network. USB runs with a 5 power line, while FireWire in current implementations supplies 12 V and theoretically can supply up to 30 V.
Standard USB hub ports can provide from the typical 500 mA/2.5 W of current, only 100 mA from non-hub ports. USB 3.0 and USB On-The-Go supply 1.8 A/9.0 W (for dedicated battery charging, 1.5 A/7.5 W full bandwidth or 900 mA/4.5 W high bandwidth), while FireWire can in theory supply up to 60 watts of power, although 10 to 20 watts is more typical.These and other differences reflect the differing design goals of the two buses: USB was designed for simplicity and low cost, while FireWire was designed for high performance, particularly in time-sensitive applications such as audio and video. Although similar in theoretical maximum transfer rate, FireWire 400 is faster than USB 2.0 high-bandwidth in real-use, especially in high-bandwidth use such as external hard drives. The newer FireWire 800 standard is twice as fast as FireWire 400 and faster than USB 2.0 high-bandwidth both theoretically and practically. However, FireWire's speed advantages rely on low-level techniques such as (DMA), which in turn have created opportunities for security exploits such as the.The chipset and drivers used to implement USB and FireWire have a crucial impact on how much of the bandwidth prescribed by the specification is achieved in the real world, along with compatibility with peripherals. Ethernet The IEEE 802.3af, at, and bt (PoE) standards specifiy more elaborate power negotiation schemes than powered USB. They operate at 48 V and can supply more power (up to 12.95 W for af, 25.5 W for at aka PoE+, 71 W for bt aka 4PPoE) over a cable up to 100 meters compared to USB 2.0, which provides 2.5 W with a maximum cable length of 5 meters.
This has made PoE popular for telephones, and other networked devices within buildings. However, USB is cheaper than PoE provided that the distance is short and power demand is low.standards require electrical isolation between the networked device (computer, phone, etc.) and the network cable up to 1500 V AC or 2250 V DC for 60 seconds. USB has no such requirement as it was designed for peripherals closely associated with a host computer, and in fact it connects the peripheral and host grounds. This gives Ethernet a significant safety advantage over USB with peripherals such as cable and DSL modems connected to external wiring that can assume hazardous voltages under certain fault conditions.
MIDI The USB Device Class Definition for MIDI Devices allows Music Instrument Digital Interface music data to be sent over USB. The MIDI capability is extended to allow up to sixteen simultaneous virtual MIDI cables, each of which can carry the usual MIDI sixteen channels and clocks.USB is competitive for low-cost and physically adjacent devices. However, Power over Ethernet and the plug standard have an advantage in high-end devices that may have long cables. USB can cause problems between equipment, because it connects ground references on both transceivers. By contrast, the MIDI plug standard and have built-in isolation to 500 V or more.eSATA/eSATAp The connector is a more robust connector, intended for connection to external hard drives and SSDs.
ESATA's transfer rate (up to 6 Gbit/s) is similar to that of USB 3.0 (up to 5 Gbit/s on current devices; 10 Gbit/s speeds via USB 3.1, announced on 31 July 2013). A device connected by eSATA appears as an ordinary SATA device, giving both full performance and full compatibility associated with internal drives.eSATA does not supply power to external devices.
This is an increasing disadvantage compared to USB. Even though USB 3.0's 4.5 W is sometimes insufficient to power external hard drives, technology is advancing and external drives gradually need less power, diminishing the eSATA advantage. (power over eSATA; aka ESATA/USB) is a connector introduced in 2009 that supplies power to attached devices using a new, backward compatible, connector. On a notebook eSATAp usually supplies only 5 V to power a 2.5-inch HDD/SSD; on a desktop workstation it can additionally supply 12 V to power larger devices including 3.5-inch HDD/SSD and 5.25-inch optical drives.eSATAp support can be added to a desktop machine in the form of a bracket connecting the motherboard SATA, power, and USB resources.eSATA, like USB, supports, although this might be limited by OS drivers and device firmware.Thunderbolt combines and into a new serial data interface. Original Thunderbolt implementations have two channels, each with a transfer speed of 10 Gbit/s, resulting in an aggregate unidirectional bandwidth of 20 Gbit/s.uses link aggregation to combine the two 10 Gbit/s channels into one bidirectional 20 Gbit/s channel.uses the connector. Thunderbolt 3 has two physical 20 Gb/s bi-directional channels, aggregated to appear as a single logical 40 Gb/s bi-directional channel. Thunderbolt 3 controllers a incorporate USB 3.1 Gen 2 controller to provide compatibility with USB devices.
They are also capable of providing DisplayPort alternate mode over the USB-C connector, making a Thunderbolt 3 port a superset of a USB 3.1 Gen 2 port with DisplayPort alternate mode.The Thunderbolt 3 protocol has been adopted into the USB4 standard after being released by Intel Corporation. If implemented correctly, USB4 ports should function identically to Thunderbolt 3 ports in most circumstances.
However, USB4 will provide backwards compatibility with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 devices. No Thunderbolt 3 controller has been built to provide USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support, as of the Titan Ridge (2019) Thunderbolt controllers. No information pertaining to alternate mode compatibility with USB4 (and so Thunderbolt 3 alternate mode) has been published, as of April 2019.Interoperability.
The tech behind the fastest charging cablesThe basic premise of using the fastest charging cables possible is that those cables deliver energy to smartphones as measured in watts. If your cable, and your smartphone fast charging technology, can deliver more watts to a phone’s rechargeable battery, it should take less time to get it fully pumped up.There are several different methods that chip makers and smartphone manufacturers have created to pump in as many watts as possible, aided by the fastest charging cables. Our own Gary Sims tested out a number of them in 2016, including Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, Oppo’s VOOC, MediaTek’s PumpExpress+, and Motorola’s TurboPower.In addition, there’s the that’s used by the most recent phones released by the company including the.
It also requires a special cable and adapter so owners can get the full benefits of the technology. Basically, the cable and adapter allow the OnePlus 6T to charge up quickly because its charging method increases the amps sent to the battery to raise the number of watts, rather than boosting the voltage, which is the method used by other companies.
OnePlus even hired American supermodel and actress Emily Ratajkowski to explain how its charging tech works in a video.Early last year Oppo announced the, along with a special. The standard Find X, which has a 3,730mAh battery, uses Oppo’s VOOC Flash Charge technology, which Oppo says will give the phone up to two hours of talk time with just five minutes of charging. The Lamborghini Edition has a 3,400mAh battery inside. The company claims that if it used its standard VOOC Flash Charge technology, it would fully charge the phone’s battery in 90 minutes, which is still pretty fast. However, the Lamborghini Edition uses its SuperVOOC flash charging hardware. It has a charging rate of 50W and can fully charge up this phone’s battery in a mere 35 minutes.For the rest of this feature, we will look at the fastest charging cables you can buy for all of the phones you can purchase aside from the OnePlus devices. Before we do that, however, let’s take a quick look at what it takes for a USB-based cable to offer fast charging features.
Inside the fastest charging cablesIf you slice open a USB cable, you will see four wires inside. Two of them are for sending and receiving data, while the other two are dedicated to energy, with one designated as the ground cable and the other made for the actual voltage., the standard energy wire in a USB cable is labeled as “28 gauge” and can handle 0.5A of power. However, there are USB cables with larger “24 gauge” wires. They can handle more energy of 2A or more. As we have seen, that means more watts can be pushed through the cable to a smartphone’s battery, and thus allowing it to charge faster.One other factor in picking the fastest charging cables is their length. Simply put, if you get a really long cable, you will cut down on the amount of energy that is transferred to your phone.
Indeed, it’s even possible to get a cable that’s so long, it won’t even charge your phone at all. Our picks for the fastest charging cablesWith all the science and engineering out of the way, let’s take a look at what we think are the best fastest charging cables you can currently get for your smartphone. Fastest charging cables for the Samsung Galaxy S10. PromotedThe Volta 2.0 magnetic cable is a sleek 5A charging cable that’s also a sync magnetic cable. While it has a standard USB connection on one end, the other end has a magnet that can connect to three different tips: USB-C, Lightning or microUSB cable.
That means that if you put the magnetic tips inside the ports of your favorite mobile devices, the magnetic connector on the cable can quickly snap into place. No fumbling around with trying to put a cable connection inside a small hole; the magnets on each end do that work for you.The Volta 2.0 supports USB-C Power Delivery, along with Huawei’s Fast Charge technology and Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. You can get the Volta 2.0 charging cable direct from the company for $19.25. PromotedThe Volta XL fast charging cable is also a USB-C based product, and it also has a magnetic connection on the other end. It connects to a separate USB-C tip that is inserted on its own in your compatible smartphone, tablet or other USB-C device. It’s also capable of very fast battery charging speeds.
It is up to 70 percent faster than other 5W charging cables when powering up a Google Pixel XL smartphone.Like the Volta 2.0, the Volta XL is compatible with Huawei’s Fast Charge technology and Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. You can purchase it directly from the Volta web site in your choice of red or black colors. Anker is well known for their external batteries and wireless speakers, but they also have a lineup of phone charging cables as well.
One of them is its PowerLine II USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable. This is for devices that use the more recent Type-C ports that are becoming more and more prevalent in smartphones, tablets external chargers, and notebooks.Depending on which device is used, the 3-foot Anker PowerLine II can deliver charging speeds at, in theory, should go up to 100W (5A) of power, although the actual charging speeds will be much less in the real world. If you are also concerned about data transfer speeds, this cable can support transfers of up to 10Gbps. Anker has given this cable a lifetime warranty. However, this cable costs a bit more than other charging cables of the same length. You can get the PowerLine II USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable on Amazon for $19.99.
Belkin USB-A to USB Type-C cableThis cable is for those of you who are still using an older USB-A external battery, or a car charger with those kinds of ports. But also own a newer USB Type-C smartphone or tablet. This Belkin charging cable can, in theory, charge a device up to 60W. In practice, the use of the USB-A port limits the top charging speeds to 20W, even if it uses Qualcomm’s QuickCharge. You can buy the 5-foot version of this Belkin cable for $9.99 on Amazon, or you can get the 6-foot version for $19.99, although the site currently has discounted that version down to just $7.99.
The cable even comes in a few different colors, including black, white, blue and pink. AmazonBasics MicroUSB to USB Type-C cableA lot of older smartphones and even many new ones that have budget-based hardware inside have a microUSB charging port. For those owners who want to take advantage of the more recent USB tech, AmazonBasics sells a solid microUSB to USB Type-C cable. It offers solid charging speeds of up to 5V and 3 Amp. It also happens to be pretty inexpensive, which is a trademark of AmazonBasics.
You can get a 3-foot cord for $6.99, or you can splurge and snap up the 6-foot version for just $7.99. The iSeeker cables will offer smartphone owners a way to charge up their devices with currents up to 2.1 amps, well above the standard in normal USB cables. The nylon fabric braided cable. Combined with an aluminum-based connector, has been tested to last over 8,000 bends, again well above the average. The ones sold on Amazon come in a three-pack, with each cable measured at 6 feet long.
Finally, the company offers a lifetime warranty, which would seem to suggest that it thinks its cables will stay working for a long, long time. Aukey USB-C to USB-A fast charging cableThe Aukey 3.3-foot fast charging cable comes in a three-pack as well, with a USB-C connection on one end and a standard USB-A connection on the other. The cable supports Quick Charge 2.0, which means that you can use it with the Galaxy S10e, S10 and S10 Plus for up to 15W of charging.
In addition, the cable itself is made of a durable braided nylon material that is supposed to last up to 6,000 bends or more.The three-pack is available on Amazon now for $13.99. Mophie fast charging cableMophie is best known for its battery cases, but it also makes other products as well, including this USB-C to USB-A fast charging cable. The two-meter cable is made of a DuPont Kevlar armored core, which should offer more durability on top of fast charging for your Samsung Galaxy S10. It also comes with a limited lifetime warranty, so if for some reason the cable gets damaged or worn out, Mophie will send you a new one for free.The charging cable is a bit on the expensive side at $29.99.
ConclusionThere are, of course, a lot of third-party cables on the market that can charge up your smartphone, but as we have described, many of them have been designed to only send a small amount of power through the cable to a phone’s battery. When you go shopping for one, make sure they have been made to deliver more than just 0.5A of power, so that the battery charging technology inside your phone can be used to the fullest effect.Are there any fast charging cables that we need to add to this list?
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