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Best Type-C Cable for Fast Charging
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May 11, 2025
Not all USB-C cables are created equal. Cables are rated according to their fast charging capabilities. Unfortunately, the industry does not mandate manufacturers to place physical labels on cables. In this video, I spell out what to look for when shopping for the best Type-C cable for Fast charging - one that will deliver the fastest possible charging speed. #usbcharging #usbcable #typeccable
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there are different types of USBC
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standards And contrary to what you might
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have
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thought the cable that you use for
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charging your device also determines how
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much power can be delivered to that
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device
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There are three factors The charging
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standard of your phone or tablet or
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laptop It might be 18 watts
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25 30 33 45 60 100 120
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140 Then there is a charging standard of
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your charger Your charger or the adapter
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is the part you plug into the power
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source Again 15 10 18 25 on and on and
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on and on But the part that many people
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do not
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consider is the cable The cable also
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matters
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unfortunately and the different
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standards keep growing So it's not easy
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for the end user to determine what kind
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of cable will ensure that you get the
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fastest charging that your device is
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capable of It's crazy right Tech can be
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messy like that but I'm here to simplify
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it for you You're looking for the best
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USB type-C cable for fast charging In
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other words I am assuming that you're
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looking for the fastest possible
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charging speeds and standard for your
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device right So let's imagine that you
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have three different cables and you have
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uh 100 watt charger Your device is
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capable of 100 watt charging You try
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this it doesn't charge at 100 W You try
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this it doesn't charge at 100 W You try
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this it doesn't charge at 100 W You
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might begin to think that your device is
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the problem or the charging adapter is
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the problem when in reality it's the
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cable Simple breakdown As at today
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cables are rated 3 amps or 5
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amps 3 amps support up to 60 watt
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charging 5 amps support up to 100 W and
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above If you want the best possible
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cable for the fastest possible charging
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of your mobile device get yourself a 5
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amp
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cable Now we have a little bit of
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problem there because there are no
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regulations insisting that cable
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manufacturers mark their cables So most
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cables have no marking right You can't
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find anything You see all these
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cables there there is no marking on
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them so you can't
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tell But here's a general rule of thumb
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If there's no marking on that table
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assume it's a 3 amp cable That's not
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what you're looking for right If you're
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shopping for a fast charging cable and
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you want the best you want to be future
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proof You want to have a cable that
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whatever the charging standard or speed
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of your adapter or of your phone this
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cable will work Here are the things to
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look out for Buy a USB cable that is
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labeled 5 amps
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5A or labelled 100
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W When you're shopping whether it's on
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Amazon Best Buy your local store
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Flipkart Jumia
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wherever look for a cable that is
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clearly stated as supporting five amps
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5A or 100 W Very
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important You can also look for a cable
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that is labeled
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USBC 2.1
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USBC 2.1 is one of the many available
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standards of USB cables right now and
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that particular standard supports up to
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240 W charging So you you can look for a
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USB type-C cable that is labeled USB C
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2.1 or
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240
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W
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Also Thunderbolt 3 or four cables
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support higher speed fast charging So
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look for a cable that is labeled
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Thunderbolt 3 Thunderbolt 4 or USB
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4 and you're on the safe side So those
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are the three things you can look for 5
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amps or 100 W USBC 2.1 or 240 W
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Thunderbolt 3 or 4 or USB 4 Are you
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still with me What are the things to
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avoid It's important to know what to
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look for and it's also important to know
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what to avoid Avoid unlabelled cables
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like these ones No labels nothing It
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doesn't say anything
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Chances are that they are three amp
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cables and they will support a maximum
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of maybe 60 watt fast charging Avoid no
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name brands When you're shopping for
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your cable you see that affordable very
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cheap
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cable
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that does not have a label on it or has
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a name you've never heard of before Of
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course there are always new brands
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coming up who are doing who are
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producing quality products Stick with
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brands that are reputable brands that
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are trustworthy You know some of those
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brands right Also avoid cheap thin
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cables The thinner the cable is the
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greater the chances it does not support
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super fast charging Why Cables for super
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fast charging tend to be thicker and
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more robust because they have better
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insulation to protect them from heating
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up because you're passing higher levels
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of current through them They definitely
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have to be more robust They have
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definitely have to be of higher physical
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quality So once you handle a cable and
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it's one of those flimsy thin cables nah
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it's not going to provide you with super
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fast charging or the highest charging
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speeds Thin cheap cables are out of the
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way Also avoid cables that are labeled
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as only fast charging Tell us what
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standard of fast charging your cable has
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Is it 3A Is it 5A Is it 100 watts Is it
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240 W If those specifics are not listed
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if all the cable says is fast charging
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don't bite it It will offer you fast
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charging most likely maybe 25 maybe 30
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maybe 45 watts but it will not guarantee
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you higher charging speeds which is what
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you're looking for if you're watching
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this video right Lastly if you see a
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cable labelled 3 amps 3A or 60 W it does
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fast charging but will not give you the
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fastest charging possible speeds
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available It will not support anything
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above 60 W That's according to the
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documentation that we have today Things
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keep changing but as at today a cable
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label 3 amps or 60 W will not give you
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the fastest charging speeds available in
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the industry It supports fast charging
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but you want to future proof yourself
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You want to make sure that your cable
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supports whatever charging speeds and
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standards are available in the market
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It's nice to have that one cable that no
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matter the smartphone you buy you know
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that if you use this and you have the
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right charger or the right adapter it
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will work There are plenty of fast
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charging cables All of these unlabelled
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cables do fast charging Some of them do
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18 W some do 25 some do 45 I don't think
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that if I get a 60 watt charger any of
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them will go beyond 60 because they are
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all three amps
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cables That's it I've made it easy for
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you The things to look out for the
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things to avoid I'll see you in my next