I'm not sure you understand how the situation was before manufacturers standardised on micro USB. Back then, you usually had zero chance of finding a compatibl

I'm not sure you understand how the situation was before manufacturers standardised on micro USB. Back then, you usually had zero chance of finding a compatible cable with your phone unless your went to a specialized store. Different models by the same manufacturer had different cables, even different versions of the same model often had different cables as well.