Ocetea 6.6ft USB-C to USB-C Cable, 100W 5A - Fast Charging for iPhone 15/15 Pro/Max, MacBook, iPad, Galaxy S23/S22, Pixel

I was in the market for some USB-C to USB-C charging cables and came across a couple of 100W 5A cables from two different companies. Both seemed very similar so I bought both to do a comparison. Each has some advantages over the other and some potential downsides described below with photographs illustrating each.Since I just received each cable, I am not really able to comment on their durability, especially that of the digital display. So take any assessment of durability/sturdiness with a grain of salt.1. Construction and projected durability:1a. The cable: Both cables appear to be constructed of nice quality materials. Both have metal housings for their connectors. The Ocetea seems more robust than the other. The Ocetea cable is a little thicker than the competitor, and is much stiffer as well as can be seen by how tightly each can be comfortably coiled. The Ocetea cannot be “doubled up” on itself as it is too stiff whereas the competitor with the much more flexible cable can be. The nylon mesh fabric sheathing on the Ocetea also appears to be much more abrasion resistant than the nylon fabric sheathing on its competitor. The Ocetea cable feels much more “plastic” or polymer-like compared to the competitor’s which feels more like a nylon fabric. I lightly abraded each cable and if you zoom in on the closeups of each cable, you may be able to see the beginning of some slight “fuzz” or stray fibers beginning to show on the competitor’s cable.1b. The Housing and Stress Relief: The stress relief moulding on the Ocetea also appears to be much more robust than the stress relief junction on the competitor as can be seen in the photos. The overall length of the housing on the Ocetea is longer than its competitor. The Ocetea also has some ridges for grip on the sides of the housing as well. The end-on view of each USB-C connector shows that the Ocetea housing is also slightly larger in width and thickness compared to the competitor’s housing (the Ocetea is on the top in red and the competitor is on the bottom in blue). I did not have any problem with this but it is possible that this could potentially cause a clearance problem with some phone cases if the charging port is recessed deeply into the case with little clearance around the port. However, as you can see from the end-on view, the difference very slight and I do not anticipate this to be a problem in the majority of cases.1c. The USB-C connector: Both cables’ connector held firmly in a variety of chargers and ports, so a draw in this regards.2. The display:The main difference that I noted between the two cables is that the Ocetea only displays the wattage in integers/whole values while the competitor displays down to the tenth of a watt. Also, the Ocetea interestingly randomly displayed 1w when there was not load as shown in the photo before “settling down” to “0”. The competitor was very consistent and always displayed “0.0w” with no load. Another consideration is that the display on the Ocetea is quite a bit dimmer than the competitor’s display. This makes the Ocetea much harder to read when there is ambient light. However, the dimmer display may be preferable if using it bedside at night. I personally prefer the brighter display with more digits displayed.3. Accuracy: When tested against an admittedly inexpensive USB meter (so take this at face value), both displayed values within about 0.8w of my USB meter. As the Ocetea only displayed to 1 digit, the actual accuracy is not known in tenths. Again, although it probably is of no real consequence as the accuracy of any of these meters is suspect anyways, I still prefer the competitor’s display due to the number of decimal places displayed and for its brightness. Each cable was able to display when a device was being PD fast charged by accurately displaying “PD” in addition to the wattage.4. Overall: Longevity of the display electronics itself aside (I cannot comment on this as I just received and began testing each), the Ocetea cable appears to be the most robust as far as the cable itself. This comes at the cost of stiffness and potential clearance issues in really tight situations. However, its stiffness is “flexible enough” IMHO and the advantage is that is is very resistant to kinking. It will take up slightly more room when traveling, but you probable have to worry less about it kinking when shoved into your travel bag. So again, the electronics of the display aside, I have to give the advantage to the Ocetea.However, a big disappointment is the readability of the display due to its dimness relative to its competitor’s display. To some, this may be an advantage depending upon your use case (use bedside etc). Also, although probably of minimal practical benefit, I do like the display of the competitor more due to it displaying down to the tenths decimal place as well. So your decision will of course depend on what you value the most and your particular use case.I hope you find this review/comparison helpful. Please like if you found this helpful. I will update if any longevity/durability problems arise.

Die Verbrauchsanzeige am Kabel tut was sie soll. Das Kabel wirkt stabil und ermöglicht Laden & Betrieb des angeschlossen Gerätes in einem angenehmen Radius um die Ladebuchse herum.Ich habe die maximal mögliche Ladelast des Kabels noch nicht getestet, habe das bisher aber auch nicht vor.

I was little skeptical at first, but it charges great. The braided really helps a lot. It only lights up the voltage on one side of the cord, that’s why the 4 stars. Otherwise for charging I’d give it a 5 star. I turned the cable around to phone and grabbed some old charging bricks and tested it, and it’s very impressive showing the charging. Had to throw couple bricks out after seeing they were not charging up to par. This cord is wonderful. Like I said only downside is it only lights up charging on 1 side. Not sure if it’s suppose to do 2 or just 2 but still worth every bit of it

Das Kabel schafft es, ein Iphone 15 pro Max mit 27 Watt zu laden. Das wird genau angezeigt.Besser geht nicht.😇

Solid cable