I have to admit that I stupidly ordered these by mistake, as they seemed to be much better quality than my existing charging cables and I liked the nylon braiding on the outside; but I didn’t realise that they had USB C connections, as opposed to the micro USB that my devices use.

Luckily one of my friends has a Nexus phone that does have the USB C connection, so I’ve given them to her and she tried them out for me. Like me, she was very impressed with the quality and design of the cables, the nylon braiding on the cables makes them feel much more substantial than the normal design cables and makes us think they’ll probably last longer, as well as looking much nicer too. Although these cables are marginally thicker, they are just as flexible as the traditional style cables and will actually stay in the position you put them in.

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You get 5 cables in the pack, which I think is exceptional value for money. The cables you get are; 3 @ 1 metre long, 1 @ 2 metres long and 1 @ 33cm long, so you get a good selection of very usable lengths. The other end of the cable is the standard USB 3 connector, which means it'll give you faster charging & data transfer. My friend was very impressed with both the charging speed and the data transfer speed when she used them and the great thing about the USB C connector is that unlike the micro USB, it doesn’t matter which way up it is (I’m sure I’m not the only one who invariably tries puting the micro USB in the wrong way).

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More and more devices are using the USB C connectors, because they give a faster connection than the traditional micro USB, the new 12” Apple Macbook, Google Chromebooks, LG Nexus phones and Lumia phones all now come with the USB C fitting; so if your current smart phone or tablet doesn’t use this connection, there’s a pretty good chance that if you replace it within the next 18 months or so, your new device will have USB C ports. I would happily recommend these cables to anyone needing USB C cables, they are very well made and are fast for both charging and data transfer. My friend is over the moon with the 4 I gave her; I must admit I kept the shortest one as I love the texture and flexibility and am currently using it as worry beads J. As with all Aukey products these cables come with a 2 year warranty.