Reddit mentions of Mediabridge USB 2.0 - Micro-USB to USB Cable (6 Feet) - High-Speed A Male to Micro B - (Part# 30-004-06B)

These Mediabridge cables are the best I've found.

Its not really about the cable, its about the adapter. Check and see how many milliamps your car charger has compared to your charger at work, and i can almost bet that the car charger is 1000milliamps(1amp) or better.

Assuming you have a smartphone, you want to have a charger that supports it.


As far as cables, this is what I use for charging. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GF8TIK/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i02

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GF8TIK/

I have a couple of those. They're rock solid and reliable. Obviously a bit pricier than necessary, but I like Amazon, and $6 or $2 doesn't make a huge difference to me for a cable or two.

You can actually get up to 1A depending on the charger. A proper charger will short out the right lines in order to have the highest output.

I'm using this cable, which gives me at least 1A (GS3) - it charges faster than my OEM cable, actually.

If you really want a charging only cable, take a look at this one.

Hopefully you'll pick out the right cable, there's multiple Mini-USB ports.

This is the one I've been using.

I'd been having the same problem as you. This one is sturdy, stays in the controller, charges, the whole shebang. Cheap-ish, and it does come in a few lengths, if that's your thing.

Take a look at MediaBridge cables. They are the best built I have come across. Much thicker than the average but still flexible. On their site they say it will charge pretty much any device(including note 3 at full power) so I'm guessing they use a thicker gauge wire but I'm not positive. Might look into them though. I use one for my PI without problems.

Mediabridge has been working for me for at least a year now. A slight issue is the size since it would hit my diztronic case (it's smaller than the generic amazon one), but the plastic is soft and you can easily shave a little of it away with a knife or something. I removed the equivalent of a half grain of rice, so not a lot. I think it's definitely worth it because it's a high quality cable. It's thicker and the ends are protected nicely so it should last a long time (the cable I had to replace separated near the head after a year or so, so I needed a sturdier cable)

I've had good luck with good quality 3-6' cables. I got the same brand of 10', though, and the current suffered for it.

This, specifically, is the 6' cable that I use for most of my charging needs.

Buy a powergen charger, I own one and its amazing. USB does NOT charge the same AC. If you see USB under battery settings you're drawing a much more limited amount of power then versus AC (plugging in a PC vs plugging in a wall). The powergen outputs much more then needed for the nexus 4, although the nexus 4 will only draw as much as needed, and make sure to get a good USB cable this one: Check this out on AMZN:

Mediabridge Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - (6 Feet) - A-Male to Micro-B Cable
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GF8TIK/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8

Not all micro USB cables are made the same, most work well, but if you buy a 99¢ one, you're going to get what you paid for (some don't even allow AC charging).

Btw, don't worry about any power problems with high mAh chargers/AMP ones. If the nexus 4 suddenly took more power then needed, it would probably explode and that would be some pretty horrible design.

Edit: another good thing about this charger is that its universal and it will split the power amount! So if you plug in two devices it will simultaneously charge them both at AC power.

edit: yes the powergen charger is considered AC charging by the nexus 4 either single or with two devices (I use mine with either the cable that came with the nexus 4 or the one I linked to)

Micro-B usually refers to the Micro-B 1.0 and 2.0 connector. What you have in your picture is Micro-B 3.0, which isn't widely used. Just wanted to make sure you know the difference. It was pretty much superseded by USB-C because the Micro-B 3.0 connector is a weird shape that makes it fragile and harder to mfg.

you can always just buy another micro USB if you don't already have one lying around...

Thanks! That's actually really interesting, did not know there are two types of wires, rather configurations. I bought these however when I plug my N7 or turbo into the computer, it won't recognize the data but will slow charge. Both phones are recognized with the OEM n7 cable. Maybe I'll recheck the cables, could be that one of the cables is just "bad" (I have 3 of them).

Changed my life

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GF8TIK/

I have one of these. It's incredibly sturdy, moreso than the cable that comes with the device. It's not dirt cheap, but the few extra bucks really assure that you get something that won't break in a month.

Since no one gave you any suggestions I purchased these off an advice threat on /r/android. Apparently I purchased them on Jan 11 2016 and I haven't had a single one break yet, I use them to charge my phone on the go and my PS4 controller is plugged into one at my PC so I can attest that they have seen a bit of punishment. The cable seems to be thicker than your standard usb cable and the connectors are chunkier. Ankler also makes good stuff but I've had them break before. That said, these cables are cheap enough that even if and when they break I've gotten my monies worth compared to other cables I've spent more on. If your phone has fast charge I can also verify that it works properly with these cables.

MediaBridge is awesome, also their warranty is great, cable broke. I emailed them, they asked me to take a picture of the cord cut in half and they sent me a replacement unit free of charge.

http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-USB-2-0-High-Speed-Gold-Plated/dp/B004GF8TIK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1420044656&sr=8-6&keywords=6+ft+microusb+cable

Mediabridge USB 2.0 - Micro-USB... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GF8TIK?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-USB-2-0-High-Speed-Gold-Plated/dp/B004GF8TIK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1393638242&sr=8-2&keywords=micro+usb+cable

I have 2 of these and they're awesome.

Just to say, the cable is just about unrelated to the speed of charging.

The cable that came with the Nexus 7 was VERY crappy and I went through 9 before I got one that would stay in the tablet by without me sitting there holding it.

I soon got frustrated enough with the cable that I ordered a 3rd party one that charges extremely fast.

Sold here

If you are trying to charge it while you are using it then your charging speed of course would not be as fast.

Try charging at night when you are not using it, and maybe top off when you are sitting looking at facebook on it or something.

A third bit of advice is don't run slim bean. It is just not worth it.

Try running http://www.cyanogenmod.org/ and see if your battery improves.

It may be your tablet, mine charges in a 2-3 hours with the new cable.

When I had my iPhone 5, it would out charge the iPhone from 0% by almost 2 hours.

Anyway, I am happy to help you with any issues.

Here's a $6 Micro USB with over 7,000 ratings and 5,000 reviews.

At half the cost, it is twice the length, and arguably higher quality.

Do I need one in my bathroom? No, but that's beating around the issue at hand.

I don't think having one at my office, bedroom, car, etc is overkill.

That's also taking into consideration one person, of which most households have more than that.

That's also negating the fact that micro USB is used for devices outside of Apple products.

My external battery pack uses Micro USB, as well as my tablet, GPS, bluetooth, camera, wireless keyboard, and numerous other devices.

Do I think the lightning connector has worth? Yes, I thoroughly enjoy not having to fish around at night to plug in my phone, but I also have to go out and buy a bunch of new cables whenever a company uses a proprietary cable. I don't need to do the same if micro USB is used.

I used to be the same way when I was buying nothing but Monoprice cables. I started buying Mediabridge cables and have not needed to replace one in the past year and a half. Seriously, the best cables I've ever used. That goes with their 3.5mm audio cables and HDMI cables that I've bought from them also.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GF8TIK

Blah blah /r/hailcorporate etc, their cables are super sturdy.