3 in 1 Magnetic USB Cable, Fast Charging & Data Sync Cable with Diamond Led, Compatible with Micro USB I-Product and Type C Smartphones (Black)

Last fall, I ordered five sets of these cables for a total of 20 cables.I've had one plug go bad where the plug basically disintegrated. If I recall, I was trying to pull the plug out of my phone, and it fell apart.I've had one cable where the magnet pulled out. The small circular magnet appears to be glued inside the end of a rotating head, and this came unattached. It would complete the electrical circuit and charge the device if the cable was pressed against the magnetic plug, but once I let go, it would not charge. I decided to use super glue to glue the magnet back in to the end of the cable, but the glue ended up short circuiting the circuit inside as it flowed into the head.Even worse is the fact that most of the cables with the rotating neck are going bad. There must be a very narrow electrical circuit inside the hinge that is allowed to move and rotate but maintain electrical contact at all times when writing properly. I think this is wearing out and losing contact. The cable itself has power (indicated by the blue indicator light), but as I move the rotating head around at the hinge, charging becomes very intermittent and cuts out completely or delivers about 60mA of current.I think it's just a bad design. A phone charging cable shouldn't be so delicate. The rotating head that allows for different angles is really nice, but as it is, it doesn't last very long, and it's very frustrating having spent $100 on 20 cables, where half of them have gone bad within six months.****UPDATE 2023/07/30****I recently purchased the third generation cables. To avoid confusion, I will not be adding photos of the third generation to this addendum to the second generation charging cable. Please find my reviews on the third generation cable product pages.This is a review of three magnetic charging cables by A.S.. Hopefully, it'll give you an idea of whether you need the third generation or if the second generation would be adequate. Prices are current as of 2023/07/30.1. ASIN: B07QWC4FZD. Second generation. USB-A plug. One cable each of 3.3ft and 6.6ft of straight connector and hinged connector. 12W output for Micro-USB, and 18W for USB-C. $17.99 (originally $19.99, with a $2 off coupon).2. ASIN: B07V37NW6X. Third generation. USB-C plug. A 6.6ft cable with a straight connector, a 3.3ft fixed 90 degree connector, and a 6.6ft fixed 90 degree connector. Includes a USB-A to USB-C adapter. 60W output for USB-C. $25.99.3. ASIN: B0C6G9745J. Third generation. USB-A plug. One cable each of 3.3ft and 6.6ft of straight connector and hinged connector. "18W(9V 2A)" and 2.4A (I'm guessing for 5V). $19.99 (originally $23.99, with a $4 off coupon).I started my magnetic charging journey six years ago. Not wanting to replace bazillion cables, I got a handful of Kript's magnetic charging adapter that connects to the end of an ordinary Micro-USB cable (ASIN: B06X95HCDS). I had their Gen 1, 3, and 5. Come to think of it, where was Gen 2, and 4? When many of them started to break, I replaced them with five sets (20 cables total) of the A.S. second generation cables to charge a variety of devices with mostly Micro -USB and USB-C, and a few with lightning.The A.S. second generation cables were OK except that the hinged mechanism is the biggest weakness. I'm guessing that with wear and tear, the sandwiched hinge gap becomes wider and the contacts separate and lose connection. The cables quit charging unless the tip was tilted to be forced to make contact. I tried squeezing the gaps closer with pliers, but that didn't help. Nearly all of the hinged ones have failed, which is a loss of about $50 for 10 cables.Another issue with the second generation (on one hinged cable) was that the magnet pulled out of the end of the cable, and it became unusable. It simply didn't charge without me pushing the cable into the device. I think my attempt to repair with superglue resulted in the glue seeping into the contacts and shorting it out. It went into the trash.Then came the third generation A.S. cables and plugs. It's been about a week of using the third generation cables. These definitely charge my phone with USB-C about 1.5 to 2 times higher mA per the Ampere app.As you've probably read, the third generation cable has 9 conductors and the plugs have 5 conductors in a circular fashion (versus the 5 conductor cable and 3 conductor plugs in the second generation). It would probably make more sense when you look at the photos of the plug and the cable, but in round magnetic charging cables and plugs (probably of any brand), the outside conductors of the cable make contact with the outermost conductor ring of the plug, then the next conductor pair of the cable contacts with the next inner ring, and so on, until the center conductor of the cable contacts with the center conductor of the plug. The third generation cables are not backward compatible with the second generation plugs. I wish that they were.An important thing to think about is this. There are a few situations where charging cables capable of PD and fast charging is useless. For one, Micro-USB charging speed tops out at 15W, so any device with Micro-USB can't do PD or fast charging. Then, if you're charging your device overnight, whatever it might be, you obviously don't need fast charging. If you can alter your habits and keep your device charged, you really don't have the need for fast charging. Finally, smaller devices like earbuds, headphones, bicycle lights are not usually capable of receiving PD or fast charging either.For me, most of my devices can't take full advantage of the third generation cables and plugs. For my phone, I'm usually OK with slow charging it. So I think I will continue to use what's left of the second generation cables and plugs.I will say that the A.S. plugs seem to be sturdy and have not broken apart unlike the Kript plugs which sometimes literally disintegrated, requiring pliers to pull out the bits stuck in the device. So, that's a plus. However, I did see that A.S. sells just the plugs, and some reviewers comment that their plugs broke within three months of frequent use, which is concerning. If one were to remove and reinsert the plugs, these will not last, so I wonder if that's what that reviewer did. I guess we will find out.A couple of other things. One of the USB-C plugs of the third generation charging cord is somewhat loose and can tilt side to side. (See photo with the cabinet door in the background.) Also, the hinged mechanism is different in the third generation, and it looks reinforced.

I bought these bc my son's nurse kept breaking my son's iPad charger cables. Now I don't have to keep buying the same cable over and over. I wish they were all the longer tho. I like the multiple tips for different devices too

After reading the reviews I was a little hesitant to buy but, like always you have to take certain things with a grain of salt the magnet seems strong i don't get what other people where doing that they thought they where weak but they seem amazing so far they charge pretty quick and the fact they quick I don't have to worry about messing up the tips of my cables which I do a lot and it comes with a good amount of connections plus the 4 cables this is a great value I have 2 cables working in my room 1 for the ps5 and ps4 controller and 1 for my phone and I have one for the work van and have a spare I keep in my car when people need to use my charging docking station I want buy a set for my girlfriend so we can just connect to each others cables with no worries since she has an iPhone

After using it on my Goggle Pixel 7 Pro now for couple of months, one of the magnets on the cord came off. Not a really big deal, just glued it back. But I was hoping it was better made than that.

These are great to use and save your USB jack in your devices from wear. That being said, you do have to fiddle with them quite a bit to get a fast charge connection.