But a nice, braided Micro USB to USB-C cable costs $7. And that’s how I ended up buying a new Micro USB cable in 2025. Even so, Ravencraft assures me it’s only a matter of time.

While Micro USB and USB-C are mainly used to charge devices and transfer data, there are a lot of differences between them. Micro USB was first released in 2007, whereas USB-C made its debut in 2014.

Micro-USB cables are cheap and ubiquitous, but that doesn’t mean you should settle for a bad one. We tested six top brands to find the best at a great price.

Micro USB was once the connector of choice for applications where USB-A was too big, but now USB-C has come to dominate all. It’s becoming standard across the board for many peripherals, ...

Micro-USB is more obnoxious, with a trapezoidal connector that you can only insert in one direction–you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right the first time.It’s also, in my experience, one ...

Micro-USB ports are very much still a part of our lives, even though USB-C has been around for several years now. To think most devices would have switched to the latter would be wrong, or so ...

Android phones have used various charger types, from Mini-USB to the now-ubiquitous USB-C. Here's a brief history of the cables you've got stuffed in a drawer.