USB-C Accessories for 6P

[mtndew2756]

So my moto pure arrives today but I'm already going to send it back and await my recently ordered 5X and 6P. The 5 is for my wife and I'll be rocking the 6 come early November. This brings about my question... USB-C. I wanted to know if anyone has recommendations on places to pick up cables and turbo chargers apart from google itself. Amazon carries the cables, at $10 each, which seems very steep. I've checked a few other of my favorite cable places but so fare $10 seems like the going rate. Ideally I'd get a few more cables, a couple of car chargers (fast units) and a couple of plugs.

Anyone know of good sources?

Thanks!

 

[bunique4life05]

So my moto pure arrives today but I'm already going to send it back and await my recently ordered 5X and 6P. The 5 is for my wife and I'll be rocking the 6 come early November. This brings about my question... USB-C. I wanted to know if anyone has recommendations on places to pick up cables and turbo chargers apart from google itself. Amazon carries the cables, at $10 each, which seems very steep. I've checked a few other of my favorite cable places but so fare $10 seems like the going rate. Ideally I'd get a few more cables, a couple of car chargers (fast units) and a couple of plugs.

Anyone know of good sources?

Thanks!

For right now prices on usb -c accessories are going to fair same because of still early adoption Phase of usb-c. Android Central and Amazon are going to be your best bet for deals. In ended you will just have to shop around.

 

[codeda]

I usually buy from Amazon or monoprice. I haven't bought any new cable yet but try monoprice just in case if you haven't


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[mtndew2756]

I usually buy from Amazon or monoprice. I haven't bought any new cable yet but try monoprice just in case if you haven't


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Monoprice was the second place I checked after amazon, same price there ($10).

One question for those in the know, how does the quick charging work? I have several older HP USB adapters that output at 2A. Would those provide a nice fast charge using a USB-A to USB-C cable? Most chargers seem to be in the 1A rate and it was my understanding that the older cables could not handle more than around 1A anyway where as C can handle more. Or am I mistaken?

Just want to make sure whatever chargers I get work great. If I have to buy from google I guess I will, but after already committing to over $1300 (5X 32GB and 6P 128GB with warranty) I'd love to back off a little.

 

[dflores]

OnePlus has a pretty good deal on cables at the moment. I picked up a few, though it looks like the longer one is out of stock now.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...F%2Foneplus.net%2Ftype-c-cable&token=7L5qm7b7

 

[titaniumSS]

Looks like both are currently out of stock for OnePlus.

 

[andrew mcanally]

The One Plus cables are only certified for 2.4A rather than the 3A that the USB-C quick charging requires.

 

[Forest Dane]

There are micro USB to C converters on eBay very cheap. I've ordered one for my Philips docking station until I can afford a Sonos.

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[mtndew2756]

OnePlus has a pretty good deal on cables at the moment. I picked up a few, though it looks like the longer one is out of stock now.

Thanks for the link, I'll keep an eye on those as a potential source once they come back in stock.

The One Plus cables are only certified for 2.4A rather than the 3A that the USB-C quick charging requires.

How do you know if a cable is certified for 2.4a or 3a? Is there anywhere that says that? I want to make sure my charging won't be hampered but whatever cables I buy. I don't care at all about data transfer as I'll do all of that over AC wireless, but charging does concern me.

 

[htowngator]

The One Plus cables are only certified for 2.4A rather than the 3A that the USB-C quick charging requires.

I'm not sure what that even means as the cables are all designed to a spec for usb-c. I think the only 3A cables are likely C-to-C like what you'll get with Google's charger.

 

[htowngator]

And realistically... 2.4A vs 3A isn't a huge deal unless you're really racing for that 15 minute charge before unplugging again. I'll never be in that scenario (at least I don't think so) but it's really nitpicking at that point.

the 1+ cables were $6 (I bought two with shipping for $15 total) so that's still a decent deal over what Amazon has for high quality cables at $12 each (google is $12.99, btw)

 

[adamleonard]

I found a pretty nice deal on a 13" USB 3.1 Type A to C cable: at gearbest DOT com. Ordered 3 of them.

 

[mtndew2756]

I found a 4 pack on amazon for $15. I can't tell what their amp rating is, but they are all A to C connectors so they would be perfect for the chargers we use at night when you don't need turbo. Still looking for a good price on the higher amperage models.