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Personally, no. Testing equipment is the best way if you want to be sure. If you buy directly from a reputable brand, you may be able to trust what they've sai
by Night_Thastus 3y ago
Personally, no. Testing equipment is the best way if you want to be sure.
If you buy directly from a reputable brand, you may be able to trust what they've said a given product can do. If you buy from a reseller like Amazon, that all goes out the window and you should assume nothing.
- andix 3y agoI would be so happy if I could find a manufacturer that sells all common USB-C cables (to USB-C, lightning, micro-usb, mini-usb, ...) in good quality, with reliable specs, all common lengths and common color variations. A plus would be to even have the option to get one or both ends 90 degrees angled. Personally I prefer my charging cables to be red, really helps people not to trip over them. In other places the color preferably matches the environment.
- callalex 3y agoMonoprice mostly fits your description.
- andix 3y agoI need to check if their cables are available outside of the US. A quick search didn’t look promising.
- Night_Thastus 3y agoAnker is one I've had decent success with.
- Ajedi32 3y agoWorth noting the testing equipment for this isn't that expensive these days. You can pick up an FNB58 USB tester for $60. You really shouldn't have to though. At the very least every phone on the market ought to be able to just read the e-marker chip and tell you what each cable supports. Very annoying that they don't because the information is there and they have a way to read it, it's just not exposed to the user.
- dotancohen 3y agoWhat testing equipment is practical for the home user - $10 tops?
- Night_Thastus 3y agoIf you want a good, reliable tester, I think $10 is a bit limiting personally. You don't need to spend $100 but $10 is stretching it really thin. GIGO.
- iudqnolq 3y agoGo on AliExpress and search USB tester, buy one for $5-$15, then wait a few months. In my single personal experience I ended up with one that gives reasonable readings and seems to work just fine.