Anker [3-Pack Powerline Micro USB Cable (3ft), Charging Cable for Micro Port E-Readers and More Micro USB Devices(Black)

I recently purchased a 3 pack set of Anker 3 foot long PowerLine series micro USB charging cables and I have to be honest right up front that with as much marketing propaganda as you see with most online retailers advertising ’fast charge capabilities’ I pretty much was expecting these cables to be pretty ’gimmicky’ thinking that they wouldn’t really do much if anything above what any generic standard USB charging cable could do. Boy was I wrong.After receiving them I decided to put there supposed fast charge claims to the test by draining a 3500 mAh tablet battery of mine to 0%. So dead that the device wouldn’t even turn on. I then took the factory wall charger that came with the tablet along with the factor cord and hooked both up to a USB voltage and amperage reader before beginning the process of charging the batter. I did this to be able to track voltage and amperage going into the battery to see what the factory included equipment could do to then use that as a baseline control to compare future tests against.Using the factory equipment I was getting 5.15 volts and 1.03 amps but only briefly. The amperage would almost immediately begin to drop below one amp and would predictably continue to drop down as the battery charged more and more which is what it should be doing. I should point out that the battery itself is rated to be able to charge at up to 2 amps though as often as not often times they won’t actually charge at such a high amperage for one reason or another. Nonetheless after acquiring my control test information I then drained the battery to 0% once again and I repeated the same test with the same factory wall charger but swapped out the factory USB cable for one of the 3 Anker 3 foot long PowerLine series USB charging cables.To say I was surprised at what happened next is an understatement as almost immediately I noticed the voltage remain the same which I wasn’t all that surprised about. However what definitely surprised me was how the amperage at first seemed to read actually a bit less then what the factory USB cable was able to supply only to then meet the same amperage as the factory cable and the amperage just kept rising and rising.By the time the amperage had stopped climbing it was at 1.61 amps. Mind you the stock USB charging cable that came with the tablet was only able to handle a MAX of 1.03. The Anker cable was providing well over 50% MORE amperage into the battery.At first I was so surprised that I suspected something was a bit off. So I unplugged everything and then plugged everything back in once again. Yet once again just as before the amperage did the exact same thing climbing up to the same stated amperage as before proving to me that nothing was wrong. The Anker PowerLine cable really was honestly supplying significantly more power then the stock included USB cable the tablet came with.No shocker with the tablet battery receiving literally over 50% more amperage then the stock cable that came with the tablet I noticed the recharge time from 0 to 100% was less then three and a half hours whereas before it would be four hours at minimum depending on how low the battery was drained when you plugged it into charge. So right off the bat not only is the Anker cable supplying more power, significantly more I should say, but it’s also cutting down the recharge time which is a big plus as well.On top of that something that I noticed right away after completing the charge was that the tablet battery seemed to almost have a ‘fuller’ charge to it. What I mean by that is that it seemed to take longer then normal to drain down which I would affiliate that with the Anker cable supplying the battery with a more powerful charge and subsequently giving it a stronger fuller charge as well. Now of course this will only work to a limit sense you can’t just magically extend the life of a battery by charging it with more power at least significantly but I definitely could tell that it was increasing the longevity of the battery to a noticeable degree.If I had to say anything bad about the cables it would simply be there stiffness. But in all honesty that stiffness to me promotes strength and durability. A lot of the cheaper included USB cables you get in one device or another really are about as cheap of USB cables as you could get. You can tell just by flexing them that with any abuse whatsoever they will start to come apart or just flat out fail.Naturally with the Anker cables they feel like they are built like tanks and really that’s a good thing in the long run because sure it makes them stiff which does take a bit of getting used to but I would rather take a stiffer cable that I know can not only handle abuse and a long road of regular use ahead of it but also supply a more thorough charge in the process then deal with some cheap bottom of the barrel flimsy no-name brand USB cable. So really the stiffness is in a lot of ways more of a good thing then a complaint.Complaints wise it’s hard for me to find any noteworthy fault with these cables which granted they are simply USB cables so they are either going to work or not, I mean it’s pretty black and white with these things. But nonetheless they are a pretty solid performer which is a hard thing to find these days and as with anyone whose ever came across any of my reviews in the past will tell you if something is good I will say it’s good. But if it’s a piece of garbage I will take no prisoners in absolutely ripping it apart in my reviews but with these cables I can honestly say they deserve little if any criticism at least in my testing so far.All in all I can say that honestly the way they market these cables at least in my testing thus far is spot on and is credibility to Anker all in itself that at least with these cables that I’ve worked with they value honesty and aren’t trying to oversell there products. They can ACTUALLY do what they are marketed to do which is a rare thing to find these days and it’s a very welcome reprieve that honesty really does still exist with some manufactures out there. The cables are built like tanks but you can rest assure they won’t fail on you and at least in my tests they really do provide a faster more thorough fuller charge then stock equipment that most devices come with. So Anker most definitely deserves the five star review I’m giving them for these 3 foot long Anker PowerLine series USB charging cables and I very much would recommend them to anyone considering buying them. Yes this review was written by a real person.

I first read a review about these cables. My son gave me a wireless charger that did not include a cable, so I looked to purchase one. I ended up reading reviews of some of them and this particular cable (sold in packs of 3) stood out as better than average. I highly recommend if you are looking for a USB to micro-USB.

Several years ago Bought a Anker external battery for my phone. After five years of steady use, it failed. I consider this better than normal life and was satisfied. I did contact Anker and asked it they wanted the batter back so that they could examine it in case of lithium problems. I was not looking for anything in return and was only offering the battery for testing. They told me that was not necessary and sent me a $50 credit to purchase a new one. Because Anker stands by their quality products, Anker is my first choice for all digital needs. I have purchased at least 20 additional batteries as gifts.

As advertised

So far o love these cables!!!I’m constantly using mine next to my bed for charging. I also tend to just shove them into my bag as well if I need the longer one with me for some reason. I use them a lot more than the average customer, at least twice as much, si for them at the shortest to last 16 months or so instead of the guaranteed 18 months wasn’t much trouble. Plus it was only the one cable out of six that stopped working. And they offered to replace the entire box if I sent it back in. Unfortunately I didn’t get around to it so just ordered some new ones since I adore these cables and figured that I probably got more than my fair use out of them. Actually I’m still using some of those cables from the original box. I just reordered the ones I use the most. But because of their offer to replace the whole box I was very impressed with their customer service. This is a good company. They not only stand behind their products by replacing them when needed but they stand behind them by investigating just why they failed. That way they can hopefully prevent it from happening again.I like that.I actually seriously thought about ordering a bunch of these Anker cables for my family as Christmas gifts this last year. That’s how good they are. I probably would have gotten them some except I found some other things on sale. But next year and probably every year these will be on my mind as a gift if I can’t find anything else to get. Or just need an extra gift too.Oh and the best part is that since I do surveys on the Quick Thoughts app on my tablet I can get these pretty much free. Or anything else I want. It $1 a survey and get $10 for a $10 Amazon code. So with only one code which I can get pretty quickly I only end up paying about $1-5 for these cords. Depending which set I get. With 2 codes it’s completely free.So far Anker has been a really great product with great customer service as well!!!You just don’t see either of those much anymore. Much less both a great product and such great customer service. I’ll be keeping them in mind for any of my future needs.