N. NETDOT Magnetic Charging Cable, Gen10 Nylon Braided 2-in-1 Magnetic Phone Charger Compatible with USB-C and Micro-USB Devices (3.3ft/3 Pack red)

These things do what they say they do - charge your phone without undue wear and strain on the device's Micro USB socket. Goldilocks magnets: The strength of the magnets will always be a compromise. Given that phones only weigh a few ounces and are often slippery as all get out, a magnet weak enough to not pull a phone off a tabletop would be so weak that the cable would fall off of its own weight. On the other hand, a magnet strong enough that you would never accidentally pop the cable off using the phone in your car would grip tightly enough to be an annoyance or potentially damage your Micro USB jack. These tread the middle ground pretty well. If I grab the phone off the nightstand, the cable drops away without yanking the phone out of my hand. But I have to be a wee bit careful in the car. Nice wire: The fabric-sheathed cable is a lot more flexible and generally nicer than the usual stiff vinyl-clad ones. Good, if unusual customer service: At first, my cables didn't work with my Samsung phone. Customer service takes place over a Facebook Messenger conversation. A nice fellow with less than perfect English answered my query in about 18 hours. There was about 12 to 18 hours between each message and its response. In the context of live chat, that's pretty poky, but in the context of email, it's blazing fast. So, a bit odd, but actually quite pleasant. Samsung issue resolved: Two of the three cables in my original order didn't work on my Samsung Galaxy S7. In the course of my conversation with customer service, the rep asked if I had tried all three cables. I hadn't. In the interest of due diligence, I tried the third cable. And it worked fine! The issue was, apparently, that when I put the adapters in the phone's Micro USB socket, I did so by just pressing the adapter in with my fingertip. Apparently, the soft pad of my fingertip didn't transmit enough pressure to seat the adapter fully in the jack. When I went back to test the remaining cable, for no conscious reason, I used the connector on the cable to push in the adapter and - voila - a working connection! Knowing this, I had no further issues on either Galaxy S7 phones or my Samsung Tab S tablet. The customer service guy said that they had encountered issues with Samsung jacks being "quite tight" before. Data transfer works fine: I haven't tested for throughput, but file transfer and Android Auto both work OK. It doesn't make any difference which side of the connector you use. (Early versions of these cables only worked with the connector in one direction, according to some Amazon listings.) The little adapter is tricky: I used a pair of needlenose pliers (my multitool, actually) to - very carefully - pull the adapter straight out of the phone. My phone case makes getting a fingernail or tool under the edge of the adapter impossible. Be careful not to break the magnet. It's pretty brittle. Yup. I broke one. Plastic-jawed needlenoses might be the way to go. (He says in hindsight.) By the time you get enough cables, you'll have a few spare adapters. You need more of these than you think: Since you can't switch back and forth in the blink of an eye with ordinary cables, you'll need one of these cables for each place you charge your phone. In my wife's and my case, for two phones, that means two nightstands, two desks, two portable battery pack chargers, and three cars, Or nine cables. Throw in a couple of tablets and you're up to a dozen or so. Be forewarned. So I'm darn glad these are priced reasonably. Just sayin'. <Oops. Edit to fix "MicroSD" which I somehow managed to type all the way through the review when I meant "Micro USB" Sorry 'bout that.>

I charge my phone mostly at work and frequently connect and disconnect the cable. This saves a lot of wear and tear on the charging port which is what usually goes first on my phones. The magnet is strong enough for stationary use though it'll likely disconnect if you have your phone in your hands. Have had no issues with slow charging in 1yr+ of use. Only real problem I've had is it attracts iron particles as magnets do (you do not want to use this in a weld shop) and is a bit difficult to clean. Best method I've found is another small neodymium magnet to clean the groove and plastic or stainless steel tweezers to pluck the particles off once they've been herded into a pile. That said even when heavily contaminated it still charges reliably, which is impressive, the magnet hold is just reduced. Great product!

I originally bought this type of connection to solve a problem -- the micro-USB charging port on my daughter's Yoga Book wouldn't charge with any of our regular cords. When exploring that solution, I found these wonderful gadgets! Basically, you leave the port plugged. The little plug is magnetic and connects to the supplied cord very easily. The plug is handy for charging ports that have gotten a little loose or damaged, but it also is effective for keeping dirt out. If you have a hefty case on your device, the cover for that port may not close completely, but that hasn't bothered me. I also like to use it for our PS4 controllers so the kids aren't yanking the connections in and out. It's a great solution for those easy-to-break charging ports, and it's not limited to the micro-USB connections any more. It's easy to find the USB-C and the Apple lightning connections. One word of caution, and it's not really a negative as much as a warning: when trying to remove the plug, USE the provided plastic tool. If you try to dislodge it with other tools, you might break the plug. The provided tool works great!

Great quality cables, nice durable material on the cable sheath, and the magnetic grab is stronger than you might expect. I love the idea of leaving the adapter inside devices as the most common reason I've had to replace my phone was because the USB connector was worn out or broken. The oval shape of the connector is fairly narrow and so it fits on my phone, even with a phone case which is awesome. I was worried some of the larger circular connectors wouldn't work with a case. Two problems I've run into: 1) I put the USB-C adapter in my Samsung phone, and the Micro-B adapter in my Plantronics headset, which seemed like a perfect combination for the two adapters. However everyone I spoke to on the phone then complained that my audio was terrible, breaking up, static etc. It turns out that the magnet in the adapter was negatively affecting the Plantonics blutooth headset, so I had to give up on using it for that. It works great in the phone. It might have been a better design if only the cable was magnetic and the adapter was simple steel, but instead both the adapter and the cable are magnetic (which probably yields a stronger magnetic bond) but affects electronics like headsets. 2) If you use it in the car and the magnetic cable gets dropped on the floor it can pickup tiny little magnetic rocks which then get stuck in the connector and which are then nearly impossible to remove. I was shocked that I would have magnetic rocks in the car, but sure enough super tiny dirt and grit particles on the floor mat in the car are evidently magnetic.

I do deliveries using my phone as a GPS and am constantly pulling it on/off the charger, and even with USB C I was noticing some port wear. These worked like a charm, and on a Galaxy S9+ I was still able to get fast charging and high speed data when connected to a computer. The Phone side adapter can collect a little dust over time, but a gentle brushing cleans it off no problem, plus it means no more dirt being shoved into the charging port by cables. Sometimes the cable won't properly charge if you seat it too gently, it kind of needs the magnet to snap it into place for it to work properly. I've been running it for about a year now, and with the spare plugs I'm hoping to see another several years of use. I'd definitely recommend it, at least until they come out with a newer/better design.

Works quite well for me after a month or two. Sometimes when disconnecting, they pull out of the device rather than coming apart at the middle connection. But that is rare and if they were less strong magnetically, they would not connect as well as they do. Overall, very happy with the Gen10 design and just ordered another 3 cables so I will have the system everywhere I need to charge. I have only used it once for data transfer, but it worked fine. Charging time seems the same as with my old OEM cables so no drop off there. The company, NetDot, was fantastic with customer service when I contacted them with a question. Very happy with the system and hope it will work well for years to come.

I've had similar cables before but this one is the best one of it's kind. The magnets are strong. So easy to plug in without really looking. Great use in a car with your phone in a place that doesn't move around. Otherwise it could disconnect which is a good thing. You won't wear out the plug on your device. This comes with one USB type C and one Micro USB. It can fast charge my phone just like it's OEM cable. I really like the braided cord. Doesn't get all tangled up. Also the blue led is a nice touch.

Plastic collar of device-side dongle doesn’t sit flush in usbc (iPad mini) or microusb (kindle) port. Because of this, the cable-side magnet overwhelms and pulls out the device-side dongle. If the metal plug on the dongle were 1 or 1.5 mm shorter it might be great; I bet the closer apposition would do the trick with this magnet. But it’s useless as it is.