After spending 13 hours testing 11 models, we think the best Micro-USB cable for most people is the Anker PowerLine Micro-USB (3ft) cable. This cable is well made and inexpensive, and it performed ...

Ever been told to "just plug the male end into the female ... especially when USB connectors come in a confusing range of types: USB-C, Micro-USB, Micro-USB, Mini-USB... the list goes on.

It’s 2025, and I had to buy a Micro USB to USB-C cable. It’s 2025, and I had to buy a Micro USB to USB-C cable. Victoria Song is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech ...

You might have seen devices, like docks, with short USB-C cables attached to them permanently – as opposed to having a female port on the dock, and using a male-male cable. This is called a ...

The Belkin BoostCharge 3-in-1 Universal Cable has a USB-A connection on one end and a Micro-USB connection on the other, while a pair of adapters—one Lightning, one USB-C—snap onto the latter end.

A similar set of logos will appear on cable plugs. For the two fastest current USB4 flavors, the USB-IF created a grid to show how they would appear on packaging (left column) and on ports, cables, ...

So, what should you do with them? For starters, not every old USB cable is useless. Some are definitely worth keeping. For instance, Micro USB cables, which were once the standard for Android ...

Despite the oddly anatomical terminology, the difference between male and female USB ports is purely mechanical ... trying to figure out which cable goes where, just remember: male plugs in ...