USB-C to Micro USB Cable – Braided, 480Mbps Data & Charge

Description

A usb c to micro usb cable connects a new phone or laptop to the Micro USB socket still fitted to most of the things around it — speakers, e-readers, power banks, controllers, lights, scales, keyboards. The port did not disappear; it just stopped being on phones.

What it is for

• Bluetooth speakers and earbud cases from before the USB-C changeover
• Power banks, which kept Micro USB as the input far longer than phones did
• E-readers — Kindle and Kobo, most of which are still Micro USB
• Game controllers, including PS4 and older Xbox pads
• Fitness trackers, bike lights, head torches and smart scales
• Keyboards, mice and headsets with a Micro USB charging port

If the socket is a flat sliver about 7mm wide with two sloped corners, a usb c to micro usb cable is what you want — and a micro usb to usb c cable is the same thing named from the other end.

⚠️ What it will not do, and the live page gets this wrong

It will not do USB Power Delivery. PD is a USB-C-to-USB-C arrangement and needs the Type-C connector at both ends to negotiate anything above 5V. A cable ending in Micro USB cannot do it, and the Micro USB devices it serves were never built to accept it.

The live listing’s attribute claims PD 1.0. That is impossible on this connector pair, and it is also beside the point: a Kindle, a power bank or a PS4 pad charges at 5V and is perfectly happy doing so.

What it does carry

5V bus power at the current the device asks for, and 480Mbps of data — USB 2.0, which is what every Micro USB device was built around. Nothing is being left on the table.

The data half matters more than people expect: this usb c to micro usb cable will pull photographs off an older camera, flash firmware onto a controller or mount a power bank for a factory reset, none of which a charge-only lead will do.

Which way round it goes

On a usb c to micro usb cable the USB-C end goes into the laptop, the phone or the charger. It is reversible. The Micro USB end goes into the device and is not reversible — the sloped corners face up, and forcing it the wrong way is the usual cause of a loose socket.

A micro usb to usb c cable is the same object described from the other end. People search for it both ways round depending on which device they are thinking about, and there is nothing to choose between them.

Charging from a phone

Because one end is USB-C, this also does something the old leads could not: a modern phone that supports USB On-The-Go can charge a Micro USB device directly. Flat earbuds and a phone with 60% left is a problem this cable solves with no wall socket involved.

Not every phone allows it, and the ones that do give it away slowly — but it is there, and no USB-A lead can do it at all.

Lengths and where they go

The useful thing about a usb c to micro usb cable is that it almost never lives at a desk. It lives in a bag with a power bank, in a drawer with the e-reader, or clipped to a bike with the lights. Short is usually right — a metre of slack around a handlebar is a nuisance rather than a convenience.

Where a longer lead earns its place is the bedside speaker or the controller you want to keep using while it charges. Those are the two cases worth measuring before ordering.

Build

Braided jacket, moulded plugs and strain relief at both ends. The Micro USB plug is the end that fails on any usb c to micro usb cable, because the socket it goes into is small, shallow and usually on something that gets knocked about. A straight moulded collar rather than a thin neck is the right shape for that.

Why purchase this cable from Core Connect Aust?

This usb c to micro usb cable is stocked in Melbourne and ready to go — order before 10am and your micro usb to usb c cable ships the same day via Australia Post with insurance, backed by our 90-day warranty and a team who can confirm it suits the device you own.

Stocked here, not shipped from overseas. Order your usb c to micro usb cable today and charge the old things from the new charger.

Compatibility

Compatible with any device that has a Micro USB socket, charged or synced from any USB-C port:

• Bluetooth speakers and earbud charging cases
• Power banks — most kept Micro USB as the input long after phones moved on
• Kindle, Kobo and other e-readers
• PlayStation 4 controllers and older Xbox pads
• Fitness trackers, bike lights, head torches and smart scales
• Keyboards, mice and gaming headsets with a Micro USB charging port
• Dash cams, GPS units and older Android phones

How to recognise the socket: Micro USB is a flat sliver about 7mm wide with two sloped corners, and it only goes in one way. Mini USB is a deeper trapezoid and is a different cable. USB 3.0 Micro-B is about twice as wide, with a second block fused on, and is also a different cable.

At the other end: any USB-C port — laptop, phone, tablet, wall charger, car charger or power bank. The USB-C plug is reversible.

⚠️ What it cannot do: USB Power Delivery. PD requires USB-C at both ends, so no cable with a Micro USB plug can negotiate it. This charges at 5V, which is what Micro USB devices expect.

Device and brand names above are used only to describe which socket the cable fits.