If you have an Android phone that is not too low-end, you must be familiar with the word "fast charging".

Whether it is Qualcomm, MTK, or Huawei OPPO、 As soon as they are added, they all have their own fast charging standards. Although these standards are not compatible with each other, there is only one principle, that is, to increase the charging power. As for the specific means of realization, it can be to increase the charging voltage and current, and it can also work in two ways.

No matter how good the charging technology is, the current will eventually be transmitted to the mobile phone through the charging line, and the battery status information of the mobile phone will also be transmitted to the power supply through the charging line. A high-quality charging data cable can give full play to the potential of mobile phones and chargers.

Thanks to the pilot and ORICO for providing the ORICO Type-C 5A fast charging data cable used in this evaluation. This product realizes the transmission of 5A large current through the internal use of double stranded wire cores, widened USB interface contacts, aluminum foil+woven mesh double-layer shielding and other technical means, which is very expected.

Let's take a look at the actual performance of this data line.

ORICO's products have not been contacted before, but I know that this is a professional digital accessories brand, and its digital peripheral products are popular on e-commerce platforms such as Tmall and JD.

The characteristics of this charging data cable are written on the packaging box: 5A high current, double stranded thick wire core, blind plug, and Scharge fast charge.

Manufacturer information and product model are on the back of the packing box.

The interfaces at both ends are green inside, which reminds me that the output interface of my ANKER fast charging mobile power supply is also green. It seems clear that the green USB interface should support fast charging.

The thickened end improves the anti bending performance, and indicates that this power cord supports 5A high current.

Since the thick wire core is mentioned, we will actually measure the wire diameter.

The measured diameter is 3.47mm.

This is the original Huawei fast charging data cable of Huawei Glory 8 (maximum 2A current), with a diameter of 3.11mm. In contrast, ORICO's materials seem more reasonable.

The next step is the measurement.

The only digital device I have that supports Type-C interface is Huawei Glory 8, but Glory 8 only supports Huawei's own fast charging protocol. The maximum charging parameter is 9V 2A, and does not support the high pass fast charging standard of higher voltage and current. Therefore, ORICO cannot give full play to its maximum efficiency.

Nevertheless, it is necessary to compare ORICO with other Type-C lines at hand to see how they perform. These wires include: Huawei original fast charging data cable, Tafik TAFIQ alloy fast charging data cable, and Capshi USB 3.1 high-speed data cable. Except for the main character ORICO in this test, the length of other wires is 1 meter.

In the first round, ANKER 6-port desktop charger is used as the power supply. The maximum single port output of this charger is 5V 2.4A, which does not support the Huawei fast charging standard.

The measuring tool is a USB tester. Insert the USB tester into the output interface of the charger, and use different data lines to charge Glory 8. When the voltage and current enter a stable state, record the readings of the USB tester and compare the charging parameters of the data lines.

Due to the accuracy of the measuring tools, the absolute value of the measured data may not be accurate enough, but the conclusion drawn from the relative comparison of the measurement results of multiple data lines is still of practical significance.

ORICO data cable: 1.85A 。

Huawei original factory line: 1.62A 。

TAFIQ fast charging version: 1.50A 。

Capshi is a bit awkward: 0.92A . Is it the compatibility problem of USB 3.1?

The reason why ANKER's power supply is used for testing is that ANKER's unique VoltageBoost voltage drop compensation technology can intelligently compensate the voltage loss caused by wire length or material during charging. Therefore, the quality of the cable can be preliminarily judged from the USB output voltage. The lower the output voltage, the smaller the voltage loss on the cable, and the better the cable quality.

Compare the USB output voltage when testing each data line, and sort it from low to high:

ORICO (5.06V)<Huawei (5.07V)<TAFIQ (5.11V)=Capshi (5.11V)

In the second round, it is equipped with Huawei's original fast charging power supply

Both Huawei original fast charging and Glory 8 use Huawei's own fast charging standards. When they are combined, the charging power can theoretically reach 9V 2A. Since Huawei's original fast charging head does not have a voltage drop compensation technology similar to VoltageBoost, no matter what data line is used in the test, as long as the fast charging phase is in progress, the measured output voltage is 9.14V.

The picture of the test process will not be shown, but the results will be stated directly. When the stable fast charging state is reached, the charging current of each data line is:

ORICO：1.52A
TAFIQ：1.47A
Capshi：1.47A
Huawei: 1.45A

This round of test was unexpected. When paired with Huawei's original charger, Huawei's original data cable performed the worst. The last round of fiasco, Capshi and TAFIQ, ranked equally in the midstream, and ORICO was still ahead of its rivals.

In the third round, let's take a look at the performance of data lines in data transmission.

The test process is as follows: first, log in the phone with the adb shell on the computer, and use the dd command to generate a large file of 1GB on the internal memory card of the phone.

Then, insert different data lines respectively, and copy the large file to the computer's memory virtual disk with the pv command under the computer's Linux system.

The reason for using the Linux system is that the files should be copied to the ramdisk built in the system to avoid the impact of the hard disk write speed on the test results under Windows. The reason for using the pv command is that at the end of the command execution, the speed and time consumption of this file transfer will be displayed, and there will be no error caused by manual timing.

Transmission speed test results:

ORACO (17.6)=Capshi (17.6)>TAFIQ (14.1)>Huawei (10.9)
(Unit: MiB/s）

ORICO's performance is still eye-catching. Although Glory 8 does not support USB3.0, Capshi still shows its advantages in transmission speed, ranking first with ORICO. TAFIQ is still standard, while Huawei is once again surprising.

After three rounds of tests, the outcome is clear. ORICO has an excellent record. It has achieved the best results in terms of charging efficiency and transmission speed, which can be said to be a complete victory. The strength of Capshi lies in the data transmission speed. TAFIQ has no obvious shortcomings, while Huawei's original factory lines do not perform well.

It is worth mentioning that ORICO's competitors this time are by no means idle. Huawei's original factory lines need not be mentioned. TAFIQ and Capshi are also popular brands on major e-commerce platforms. It fully reflects ORICO's ability to win a total victory in the master duel. Although ORICO has the inborn advantage of the shortest length, scientific material selection and rigorous technology have laid a solid foundation for its outstanding performance.

However, this test failed to find equipment that supports the Qualcomm QC 3.0 standard (maximum current 4.5A), which is a pity that ORICO's potential cannot be fully realized. Since ORICO nominally supports 5A high current, if it is equipped with QC 3.0 equipment, it is believed that ORICO will have better performance.

Once again, I would like to thank the company for providing trial opportunities and ORICO for providing excellent products.

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