Price range: $12.95 through $19.95 Inc GST
A micro usb cable is the lead that refuses to disappear. USB-C took over the phones, but micro USB still charges the controller, the headphones, the power bank, the camera and the e-reader — and it is always the cable that has gone missing when one of them is flat.
More than people expect. A micro usb cable covers PS4 controllers, Bluetooth headphones and speakers, GoPros and action cameras, power banks, e-readers, fitness trackers, digital cameras, MP3 players, smart-home sensors, and every Android phone from before the USB-C changeover.
That is the case for keeping a spare micro usb cable rather than replacing devices: none of those things are worn out, they just need a lead. A micro usb charger cable is a few dollars against a drawer of otherwise-working hardware.
This micro usb charger cable carries up to 3A, which is more than almost anything on that list will draw. As with every standard, the device sets the pace — a controller takes what a controller takes — but a micro usb cable rated well above what is being asked of it runs cooler and lasts longer than one working at its limit.
Data runs at USB 2.0 speed, 480Mbps. That is the micro USB standard rather than a limitation of this lead, and it is ample for photos off a camera or a firmware update on a headset.
The reason a micro usb cable fails is almost never the middle of the run. It is the neck of the connector on the micro usb charger cable, where the lead flexes every time it is plugged in, coiled or yanked out by the cord.
This micro usb charger cable has a braided jacket and reinforced strain relief at both ends, which addresses exactly that. The braid also stops it knotting itself around everything else in a bag — the specific difference between a cable you keep and a cable you throw away.
Three lengths, and they are meaningfully different purchases. One metre for a desk, a power bank or a bedside table. Two metres for a couch-to-console controller lead, which is the length most people actually want and buy too short. Three metres for charging from across a room, or a camera left running on a mount.
Four colours of micro usb cable as well — black, blue, purple and red — which is more useful than it sounds when four of these are plugged into the same board and you need to know which is which.
The far end is standard USB-A, so this micro usb cable works with every wall adapter, laptop port, power bank and car socket you already own. Nothing to adapt and nothing to check.
If your charger is USB-C only, as newer laptops and bricks increasingly are, you want a USB-C to micro USB lead instead — ask us and we will point you at it rather than let you find out at home.
Micro USB to USB-A — fits any device with a micro USB (Micro-B) port:
The far end is USB-A, so it plugs into any wall adapter, laptop port, power bank or car socket. If your charger has only USB-C ports, you need a USB-C to micro USB lead instead — ask us.
Core Connect Aust is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Sony, Samsung, GoPro or any device manufacturer. All brand and model names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here for compatibility reference only.
This micro usb cable is stocked in Melbourne and ready to go — order before 10am and your micro usb charger cable ships the same day via Australia Post with insurance, backed by our 90-day warranty and a team who can confirm the length and the end you need before you order.
Keep the drawer of good hardware working. Order your micro usb cable today.
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