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\"\"<\/a>Third party charging and sync cables are a competitive business. Some try to get by on price, some on quality, and some on unique features. The 2Charge 4-in-1 USB Cable<\/a> goes for the latter.<\/p>\n

One end of the 2Charge 4-in-1 USB Cable<\/a> is a standard USB connector meant to be plugged into a USB port for charging or syncing, while on the other end of the 3.3ft (1M) cable are four different connectors: 30 pin for Apple iPad 3 or earlier, iPhone 4S or earlier, or early iPods; Lightning for iPad 4 or later, iPad Mini or later, or iPhone 5 or later; micro-USB for many Android devices, bluetooth headsets, etc.; and mini-USB for most other types of devices, including GoPro’s and digital cameras. Needless to say, this one cable has nearly all of the charge and sync bases covered.<\/p>\n

\"The

The box for the 2Charge 4-in-1 USB Cable.<\/p><\/div>\n

Unfortunately, my testing didn’t go so well. For example, the Lightning cable end gave me errors when used with my iPhone 6 Plus, and flat out refused to charge it. The same happened when I tried to charge an Xbox One controller with the micro-USB cable end. Since other reviews I’ve seen on Amazon seem to indicate no issues, I can only assume that perhaps I was given a defective cable.<\/p>\n

\"The

The 2Charge 4-in-1 USB Cable looks good, but disappointed in actual use.<\/p><\/div>\n

Considering how thin the cable is – which admittedly does make it nicely portable – I do have to wonder how well it will hold up to repeated usage. In any case, my cable absolutely didn’t work for me as expected, so this is not a product I can recommend.<\/p>\n

Thanks to 180concepts for the discounted review unit.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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