On 28/06/2016 19:37, Stephen wrote:
Hello,

I am looking for a usb cable (usb A to micro usb B IIRC) to charge a
Samsung phone. One came with the phone but I'd like to replace it with
a longer one and I'd like a second to leave in the car.

I have bought different makes but they all fail after a while because
the metal micro USB plug becomes loose and waggles about in the
plastic moulding of the plug. The OEM plug is made of hard plastic and
does not suffer this problem (yet?).

Any recommendations for what cable will stand-up to repeated pluggings
and unpluggings?

Thanks,
Stephen.



Interesting you like the Samsung OEM one, the one they shipped with my
Tab S2 gets really hot because it can't handle the 2.1A charging
current

I use the fabric covered one that comes with the Xbox One Elite
controller, that doesn't even get warm

Yes I know it's not what you asked and the idea was apparently that the
sockets would be more resilient than the plugs. I tend to find it;' the
other way around though and it's the sockets that wear.

Or maybe it's just me