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I dissected one of these cables to see if the quality was really what Anker claims. I can tell you it is, the +5VDC conductor is huge in comparison to the generic USB cables on the market. In short the voltage drop was 1/10th what it was with a generic USB with a 1.35A load. This cable has two layers of shielding, a braided and a foil layer. Anker cable no load voltage 5.12VDC Anker cable 1.35A load 5.00VDC Generic cable no load voltage 5.12VDC Generic cable 1.35A load 4.05VDC The generic cable was so poorly built that it would start to heat up after only 10-15 seconds of use, a 1.35A load on USB is not big. The Anker cable showed minimal (if any) thermal change even after 10 min. The attached photo shows the Anker cable after 10 min. See the full indepth review here, including thermography. http://www.gearandtechblog.com/2015/11/10/usb-cables-does-premium-equal-better/