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Here’s something I’ve not seen before. It’s one USB cable that works with tiện ích ios devices that have a Lightning connector và devices that have a micro USB connector. It’s the Gadjet Magic Data Cable. But is it really all that magical? Let’s find out.
What is it?
The Gadjet Magic Data Cable is a USB cable that can be used for device charging và data transfers. Where it gets interesting is the fact that this cable can be used with tiện ích ios devices và micro USB devices without attaching any type of adapter on the end. One over has a standard USB-A connector while the opposite kết thúc has a 2-in-1 Lightning and micro USB connector.
The cable is about 4 feet long (1.2m). It’s red with a gray nylon braiding over it. The cable ends are brushed aluminum with black plastic strain reliefs.
A quick look a the kết thúc of the Magic Cable would cause most people to lớn think that it’s a standard micro USB cable.
Or if they were looking at the other side of the connector, they would think that it is a standard Lightning cable. But in fact, it’s both.
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But does it work in both types of devices?
Yes, it does. I tested the Gadjet Magic Cable with my 1st gene iPad Mini và it was instantly recognized và charged the device normally. I then tried it in my Samsung Galaxy S Tab 10.5 và it worked fine with that device too.
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There is one thing to lớn be aware of when using this cable. While the Gadjet Magic Cable is a 2-in-1 cable, it’s not a reversible cable. That means that you need lớn pay attention to lớn the way you plug it into your device. Specifically, you need to lớn pay attention when using the cable with game ios devices because the cable can plug into a Lightning port in either orientation, but it won’t work if you plug it in the wrong way. This is because unlike normal Lightning cables, the pins on the Gadjet Magic Cable are only on the one side.
This isn’t an issue when using the cable with micro USB devices because the Magic Cable can only fit one way into micro USB ports.
After I established that the Gadjet Magic Cable worked with Lightning và micro USB devices, I then wondered if the cable was actually a chất lượng cable. Luckily, I have the perfect gadget to demo USB cables – the QooPow qualMeter USB cable tester. I tested the cable as a micro USB cable and then as a Lightning cable and the results showed that the Magic Gadjet cable was good but not the best. One main thing I noticed from the QooPow chạy thử was that the cable is not shielded. Shielding reduces electrical noise from affecting signals. I’m not sure how much this matters if all you use the cable for is charging, but then I’m not an electrical engineer. From my limited research on shielding, I have read that a lot of USB cables are not shielded. But when I tested a selection of my other USB cables with the QooPow tester, they were all shielded. So go figure… Hopefully someone reading this will offer some info khổng lồ help on this topic.
Final thoughts
The Gadjet Magic 2-in-1 Lightning & micro USB cable is a way for someone with both iOS và devices that use micro USB cables, lớn minimalize their EDC down to one cable instead of two. The cable appears to lớn be well made and works fine in both types of devices as long as you remember which way to plug it into a Lightning port since it can be inserted either way, but will only work with the pins facing downward.
Source: The sample for this reviews was provided by Gadjet. Please visit their site for more info and kiểm tra Amazon for similar cables in the US.
