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TechMatte Micro USB to USB C Adapter, Converts Micro USB Female to USB C Male (2 Pack, Black)

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  • TechMatte's Micro to USB-C Adapter allows you to connect your USB Type-C phone or tablet with your standard Micro-USB cable to achieve charging, sync and data transfer. (No OTG compatibility)
  • This product has been professionally tested and inspected to meet USB Type-C Standards; the Adapter contains a 56k Resistor which protects your devices from high levels of current that exceed the recommended amount.
  • Examples of compatible Type-C devices include the Galaxy S10, Note 9, Note 8, S9, S9 Plus, S8, S8 Plus +, LG G5 Nexus 5x, 6P, OnePlus 5, Nokia N1, Lumia 950, 950XL, Google Pixel and Macbook 2015.
  • To Use: Simply plug a standard Micro-USB cable into the female connector of this Adapter, then plug the male connector of the Adapter into your Type-C device port. You are then able to use a standard wall or car charger for charging; or you can choose to transfer or sync data from your Type-C device to a computer.
  • The TechMatte USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter is backed by our 100% product guarantee and our outstanding customer service department which is available seven days a week, and is committed to providing all customers with the best experience possible. Buy with confidence!

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The TechMatte USB Micro USB to Type C Adapter is a quality, well-tested Adapter designed to connect a Type-C smartphone with a standard Micro-USB cable for charging, sync or data transfer. This Adapter contains a 56k Resistor in compliance with USB type-C technical standards, so your device will be protected.

A Partial List of Compatible Devices:
Galaxy S10, S9, S9 Plus, S8, S8 Plus
Note 9, Note 8

HTC M10
LG G5
Google Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 5X and 6P
Lumia 950, 950XL
OnePlus 5, 3T
LeTV
Macbook 2015
Other Type-C Devices


Product Note: This adapter is not OTG compatible.

Dimensions:
1" Length; .5" Width

Color:
Black

What's in the Box?
(2) Two TechMatte Micro USB to USB Type C Adapters

Warranty:
30-Day Money Back Guarantee
12-Month Replacement Warranty

Customer reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
2,799 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the performance, size and value of the adapter. For example, they mention it works well, is small and doesn't add bulk. Some appreciate the usb port. That said, opinions are mixed on quality, charging, and connectivity.

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1,144 customers mention1,026 positive118 negative

Customers like the performance of the adapter. They mention it works well, it can both charge the phone as well as do file transfer, and it's very useful for converting existing micro-USB infrastructure over to USB-C. Some say it'll be handy to have around.

"...these adapters to use with my Nexus 5x and they work fine in charging and data transfer..." Read more

"...The product again works great, love the size and being able to use it with my existing cables...." Read more

"...for charging and data transfer for my Nexus 6P. They work fine for data and charging even though they are not supposed to be used for rapid charging..." Read more

"It is useful, my older micro b chargers are no longer trash...." Read more

372 customers mention267 positive105 negative

Customers like the size of the adapter. They say it's perfectly sized to fit into their jacket or backpack pocket for those times they're out-of-pocket. Some are also pleased that it'll fit in a backpack. The adapters are pretty small and lightweight, with a nice firm fit.

"...The housing is small, so my case does not interfere with insertion-..." Read more

"...Build quality seems fine so far and they are small and discrete. I'll see if it holds up after more uses...." Read more

"...The physical form is pretty good. It is small enough that it fits in my wallet to have one with me at all times...." Read more

"...Secondly they are small and plastic and can easily be lost or misplaced...." Read more

269 customers mention233 positive36 negative

Customers like the value of the adapter. They mention that it's reasonable priced, worth the money, and cheap enough in a multi-pack. Some say that it saves them money and hassle.

"...Other pros to this product are:- They are cheap-..." Read more

"...The price is great for the 2 pack...." Read more

"...Very helpful and economic." Read more

"...This product was very cheap and serves it's job very well. I wouldn't change anything about it considering I paid $8.00 for two of them...." Read more

111 customers mention80 positive31 negative

Customers like the usb port of the adapter. They say it's a perfect adapter for their numerous micro USB cables, and it allows them to use cables they already own. The adapters are handy and can retrofit older micro USB chargers to the new USB-C. They also appreciate that the adapters fit on micro USB cable easily and leave a relatively small gap.

"...It plugs in firmly on both sides and I don't have any worries about it falling out...." Read more

"...These adapters work great, they can both charge the phone as well as do file transfers...." Read more

"...here, we have determined that this adapter is not correctly following the USB Type C specification...." Read more

"...Likewise, was able to connect to existing car charger through this adapter and my old USB-A to USB Micro-B cord...." Read more

597 customers mention399 positive198 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the adapter. Some mention it's well made, solid, and reliable, while others say it'll satisfy most that use it. Some say that it'd be better if the glue was better, and others say that the adaptor is fragile and not as reliable as they expected.

"...Build quality seems fine so far and they are small and discrete. I'll see if it holds up after more uses...." Read more

"...The physical form is pretty good. It is small enough that it fits in my wallet to have one with me at all times...." Read more

"...It can be fixed with some glue but it does show poor quality and makes me concerned about the rest of the construction. Time will tell...." Read more

"...Other subjective consideration : The adapter is nice and small, perfect for slapping on your most used USB micro-b cables...." Read more

361 customers mention178 positive183 negative

Customers are mixed about the charging of the adapter. Some mention that it charges fine, while others say that it no longer charges quick enough for them. Some say that the adaptor charges very slowly and that it stops charging in some positions.

"...The phone still reports as charging rapidly and it does charge pretty quickly, so I assume it is charging at 1 amp..." Read more

"...Charging is notably slower than it is on the charger that the 5X came with, but that's not because of the adapters - it's because of my old..." Read more

"...for use with my Nexus 5x, and I've found that they've worked with every micro USB cable I've tried..." Read more

"...Specifically, these adapters do not charge the Chromebook Pixel 2015 because the adapters leave the C-C lines floating, where the specification..." Read more

88 customers mention36 positive52 negative

Customers are mixed about the connectivity of the adapter. Some mention that the connection is very tight on the micro USB side and provides a firm connection on both ends. They also say that data connections also work and it supports rapid charging. However, others say that the adapters wobbles and the connection seems inconsistent.

"...Obviously it was not bonded to the adapter...." Read more

"...They are cheap- The connection is very tight on the micro USB side and mostly tight on the phone side-..." Read more

"...works great, I have recently discovered that the other seems to be loose in the connection, so I took away one star...." Read more

"...And data connection also works flawlessly, as Windows 10 identifies the device through the adapter and through the old cable. Very good...." Read more

101 customers mention26 positive75 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the grip of the adapter. They mention that the black plastic sleeve will slide off the connector. The shell on one of the devices started to break apart after a few months.

"...from the cable, the black plastic sleeve slid off and came loose from the adapter. Obviously it was not bonded to the adapter...." Read more

"...The black plastic shell on one of the adapters slid off while trying to pull it out of a cell phone...." Read more

"...adaptors themselves fit perfectly into the phone and relatively tightly onto the old USB cables...." Read more

"...used it for a few nights and the snug fit wasnt there anymore constantly slipping out and finally breaking it off sure that the second one is..." Read more

UPDATED: TechMatte USB Type-C to MicroUSB adapter fixed with proper 56kΩ resistor! Fully recommend!
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UPDATED: TechMatte USB Type-C to MicroUSB adapter fixed with proper 56kΩ resistor! Fully recommend!
UPDATED (11/20/2015):TechMatte has been extremely responsive to my inquiry in the last month. They've contacted me and let me know that they were in the process of fixing their cables. They were also kind enough to send me an early engineering sample of the fixed cables one week ago.This re-review of their Micro-B to C adapter is not of the engineering sample, but of the real production version that I purchased again from Amazon three days ago.Let's get started on the spec compliance test. Once again, my test device is a Chromebook Pixel 2015. I am using a Chromium Twinkie USB PD sniffer/debug device, available here : Plugable USB 3.1 Type-C (USB-C) Power Delivery SnifferI have plugged in the TechMatte adapter to a USB Type-A to Micro-B cable that came with my Motorola Nexus 6 phone. It is plugged into the following 10W charger : Dell 10W Adapter Spare Wall Charger for Venue 8 Pro/8/7 (XDN34)The charger, the cable, and the adapter are plugged into Twinkie, which is acting as a passthrough to Pixel. Picture attached.Let's run the ectool command from Pixel:localhost ~ # ectool --name=cros_pd usbpdpowerPort 0: SNK Charger DCP 4656mV / 1872mA, max 5000mV / 1872mA / 9360mWPort 1: SRCSo far so good. Pixel is charging at almost 1.9A from the 2A Dell charger. It's correctly identifying as a DCP charger.Let's check Twinkie:> adc CC1_PD = 417 CC2_PD = 15The ADC command reads the current voltage values from the CC pins. As you can see here, CC1_PD pin has a value of 417mV. Referring to the USB Type-C Specification Table 4-25 Voltage on Sink CC pins, this voltage falls right in the middle of the range allowed for vRd-USB, meaning that yes, this cable has the correct 56kΩ pullup resistor!Other subjective consideration : The adapter is nice and small, perfect for slapping on your most used USB micro-b cables. It's tiny, barely wider than the Type-C plug or Type-B receptacle. Very compact design.In conclusion : The TechMatte adapter has been updated to fully support Chromebook Pixel and other Type-C devices that depend on correct CC termination! It is now officially futureproof for the Type-C generation and gets my full recommendation. I recommend this for anyone with a USB Type-C phone like Nexus 6P/5X or Pixel device.TechMatte as a company has been very responsive and they've gone to great lengths to follow my advice at every stage. Thank you, TechMatte!ORIGINAL REVIEW (10/29/2015):I'm a Software Engineer on the Chrome OS team at Google on the Chromebook Pixel and Pixel C teams.I bought these two USB-C to Micro USB adapters from TechMatte and found they do not work properly with the Chromebook Pixel.Upon closer inspection by our engineering team here, we have determined that this adapter is not correctly following the USB Type C specification.The specification can be found here :http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/usb_31_102015.zipSpecifically, these adapters do not charge the Chromebook Pixel 2015 because the adapters leave the C-C lines floating, where the specification requires a Rp pullup to Vbus to identify the cable as a legacy adapter or cable.Please see the document named "USB Type-C Specification Release 1.1.pdf"section 4.5.3.2.4 for a description of why the Rp pullup is necessary.Please also see Section 4.11 and the following note :1. For Rp when implemented in the USB Type-C plug on a USB Type-C to USB 3.1 Standard-A CableAssembly, a USB Type-C to USB 2.0 Standard-A Cable Assembly, a USB Type-C to USB 2.0 Micro-BReceptacle Adapter Assembly or a USB Type-C captive cable connected to a USB host, a value of 56 k'± 5% shall be used, in order to provide tolerance to IR drop on V BUS and GND in the cable assembly.In other words, since you are creating a USB Type-C plug to a USB 2.0 Micro-B receptacle assembly, you must use a resistor of value 56k' as a pullup to Vbus. This cable does not do this.Please let me know if there is any more information I can provide about why these adapters are problematic.If you are a consumer looking for a cable that is compatible with Pixel, do not use this one.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2015
The Nexus 5X does not come with a USB A to USB C cable for data transfers and, if you're like most smartphone shoppers, you don't already have one. I upgraded from a phone that used Micro USB cables, so I have a ton of those around the house, along with a micro USB car charger.

What these adapters do is enable you to use your hoards of Micro USB cables for your new USB C phone - probably a cheaper proposition than replacing all of your existing chargers/cables all at once.

I have tested both items that came (in the 2 pack) and both work for charging and data transfers.
Charging is notably slower than it is on the charger that the 5X came with, but that's not because of the adapters - it's because of my old chargers.

Other pros to this product are:
- They are cheap
- The connection is very tight on the micro USB side and mostly tight on the phone side
- The housing is small, so my case does not interfere with insertion
- You still get to keep your Micro USB cables/charger at hand in case you or your guests have Micro USB devices to charge, as well

Overall, so far, I see no down sides. Eventually I may upgrade to all fast chargers and new USB C 3.1 cables, but for right now this product allows me to salvage most of my investment in older Micro USB chargers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nexus 5X Charging and Data Transfers work with no issues (both items tested)
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2015
The Nexus 5X does not come with a USB A to USB C cable for data transfers and, if you're like most smartphone shoppers, you don't already have one. I upgraded from a phone that used Micro USB cables, so I have a ton of those around the house, along with a micro USB car charger.

What these adapters do is enable you to use your hoards of Micro USB cables for your new USB C phone - probably a cheaper proposition than replacing all of your existing chargers/cables all at once.

I have tested both items that came (in the 2 pack) and both work for charging and data transfers.
Charging is notably slower than it is on the charger that the 5X came with, but that's not because of the adapters - it's because of my old chargers.

Other pros to this product are:
- They are cheap
- The connection is very tight on the micro USB side and mostly tight on the phone side
- The housing is small, so my case does not interfere with insertion
- You still get to keep your Micro USB cables/charger at hand in case you or your guests have Micro USB devices to charge, as well

Overall, so far, I see no down sides. Eventually I may upgrade to all fast chargers and new USB C 3.1 cables, but for right now this product allows me to salvage most of my investment in older Micro USB chargers.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2015
I bought these adapters to use with my Nexus 5x and they work fine in charging and data transfer (be sure to switch to file transfer in notification dropdown while plugged into a computer). Checking with CheckR app on Android shows that these adapters are compliant and you wont have to worry about any chance of damaging the charging adapter. While charging, the Nexus was pulling between 1.2-1.4A which is to specs from what I read over at XDA-Developers forums. In fact, USB Type A cables should be pulling at most 1.5A.

Build quality seems fine so far and they are small and discrete. I'll see if it holds up after more uses. I have also purchased actual USB Type A to Type C cables, so those will be used more often. But these adapters will go on cables where I might need to use micro usb once in a while (such as in my car or at work)

Side Note: Nexus 5x and 6p do not support Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 tech. Please be aware of this. You will get fast charging with using the included charging adapter and type c cable (up to 3A).
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2015
Ordered on 12/16 and got an adaptor that seems to be usb-c compliant. Using it with a nexus 5x and it reports charging as a non-usb-c divide (below 1.5 amps). The phone still reports as charging rapidly and it does charge pretty quickly, so I assume it is charging at 1 amp (but I wasn't able to directly confirm that).

The physical form is pretty good. It is small enough that it fits in my wallet to have one with me at all times. It plugs in firmly on both sides and I don't have any worries about it falling out. The fit on the usb-c side in my phone seems slightly tight, but it still pulls out without too much force.

It doesn't seem to work with a couple of my usb cables. The same cables work just fine to charge my old phone, so the cable isn't completely bad. But the 5x won't charge with the same cables and this adaptor. The problematic cables are old and I've had this adaptor work correctly with many other cables, so perhaps it is something wrong with the cable, or perhaps the adaptor is a little more picky about what plugs into it.
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2015
UPDATED (11/20/2015):
TechMatte has been extremely responsive to my inquiry in the last month. They've contacted me and let me know that they were in the process of fixing their cables. They were also kind enough to send me an early engineering sample of the fixed cables one week ago.

This re-review of their Micro-B to C adapter is not of the engineering sample, but of the real production version that I purchased again from Amazon three days ago.

Let's get started on the spec compliance test. Once again, my test device is a Chromebook Pixel 2015. I am using a Chromium Twinkie USB PD sniffer/debug device, available here : 
Plugable USB 3.1 Type-C (USB-C) Power Delivery Sniffer

I have plugged in the TechMatte adapter to a USB Type-A to Micro-B cable that came with my Motorola Nexus 6 phone. It is plugged into the following 10W charger : 
Dell 10W Adapter Spare Wall Charger for Venue 8 Pro/8/7 (XDN34)

The charger, the cable, and the adapter are plugged into Twinkie, which is acting as a passthrough to Pixel. Picture attached.

Let's run the ectool command from Pixel:
localhost ~ # ectool --name=cros_pd usbpdpower
Port 0: SNK Charger DCP 4656mV / 1872mA, max 5000mV / 1872mA / 9360mW
Port 1: SRC

So far so good. Pixel is charging at almost 1.9A from the 2A Dell charger. It's correctly identifying as a DCP charger.

Let's check Twinkie:
> adc
CC1_PD = 417
CC2_PD = 15

The ADC command reads the current voltage values from the CC pins. As you can see here, CC1_PD pin has a value of 417mV. Referring to the USB Type-C Specification Table 4-25 Voltage on Sink CC pins, this voltage falls right in the middle of the range allowed for vRd-USB, meaning that yes, this cable has the correct 56kΩ pullup resistor!

Other subjective consideration : The adapter is nice and small, perfect for slapping on your most used USB micro-b cables. It's tiny, barely wider than the Type-C plug or Type-B receptacle. Very compact design.

In conclusion : The TechMatte adapter has been updated to fully support Chromebook Pixel and other Type-C devices that depend on correct CC termination! It is now officially futureproof for the Type-C generation and gets my full recommendation. I recommend this for anyone with a USB Type-C phone like Nexus 6P/5X or Pixel device.

TechMatte as a company has been very responsive and they've gone to great lengths to follow my advice at every stage. Thank you, TechMatte!

ORIGINAL REVIEW (10/29/2015):
I'm a Software Engineer on the Chrome OS team at Google on the Chromebook Pixel and Pixel C teams.

I bought these two USB-C to Micro USB adapters from TechMatte and found they do not work properly with the Chromebook Pixel.

Upon closer inspection by our engineering team here, we have determined that this adapter is not correctly following the USB Type C specification.

The specification can be found here :
http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/usb_31_102015.zip

Specifically, these adapters do not charge the Chromebook Pixel 2015 because the adapters leave the C-C lines floating, where the specification requires a Rp pullup to Vbus to identify the cable as a legacy adapter or cable.

Please see the document named "USB Type-C Specification Release 1.1.pdf"
section 4.5.3.2.4 for a description of why the Rp pullup is necessary.

Please also see Section 4.11 and the following note :
1. For Rp when implemented in the USB Type-C plug on a USB Type-C to USB 3.1 Standard-A Cable
Assembly, a USB Type-C to USB 2.0 Standard-A Cable Assembly, a USB Type-C to USB 2.0 Micro-B
Receptacle Adapter Assembly or a USB Type-C captive cable connected to a USB host, a value of 56 k'
± 5% shall be used, in order to provide tolerance to IR drop on V BUS and GND in the cable assembly.

In other words, since you are creating a USB Type-C plug to a USB 2.0 Micro-B receptacle assembly, you must use a resistor of value 56k' as a pullup to Vbus. This cable does not do this.

Please let me know if there is any more information I can provide about why these adapters are problematic.

If you are a consumer looking for a cable that is compatible with Pixel, do not use this one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars UPDATED: TechMatte USB Type-C to MicroUSB adapter fixed with proper 56kΩ resistor! Fully recommend!
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2015
UPDATED (11/20/2015):
TechMatte has been extremely responsive to my inquiry in the last month. They've contacted me and let me know that they were in the process of fixing their cables. They were also kind enough to send me an early engineering sample of the fixed cables one week ago.

This re-review of their Micro-B to C adapter is not of the engineering sample, but of the real production version that I purchased again from Amazon three days ago.

Let's get started on the spec compliance test. Once again, my test device is a Chromebook Pixel 2015. I am using a Chromium Twinkie USB PD sniffer/debug device, available here : [[ASIN:B015X29HLM Plugable USB 3.1 Type-C (USB-C) Power Delivery Sniffer]]

I have plugged in the TechMatte adapter to a USB Type-A to Micro-B cable that came with my Motorola Nexus 6 phone. It is plugged into the following 10W charger : [[ASIN:B00GGGQE4I Dell 10W Adapter Spare Wall Charger for Venue 8 Pro/8/7 (XDN34)]]

The charger, the cable, and the adapter are plugged into Twinkie, which is acting as a passthrough to Pixel. Picture attached.

Let's run the ectool command from Pixel:
localhost ~ # ectool --name=cros_pd usbpdpower
Port 0: SNK Charger DCP 4656mV / 1872mA, max 5000mV / 1872mA / 9360mW
Port 1: SRC

So far so good. Pixel is charging at almost 1.9A from the 2A Dell charger. It's correctly identifying as a DCP charger.

Let's check Twinkie:
> adc
CC1_PD = 417
CC2_PD = 15

The ADC command reads the current voltage values from the CC pins. As you can see here, CC1_PD pin has a value of 417mV. Referring to the USB Type-C Specification Table 4-25 Voltage on Sink CC pins, this voltage falls right in the middle of the range allowed for vRd-USB, meaning that yes, this cable has the correct 56kΩ pullup resistor!

Other subjective consideration : The adapter is nice and small, perfect for slapping on your most used USB micro-b cables. It's tiny, barely wider than the Type-C plug or Type-B receptacle. Very compact design.

In conclusion : The TechMatte adapter has been updated to fully support Chromebook Pixel and other Type-C devices that depend on correct CC termination! It is now officially futureproof for the Type-C generation and gets my full recommendation. I recommend this for anyone with a USB Type-C phone like Nexus 6P/5X or Pixel device.

TechMatte as a company has been very responsive and they've gone to great lengths to follow my advice at every stage. Thank you, TechMatte!

ORIGINAL REVIEW (10/29/2015):
I'm a Software Engineer on the Chrome OS team at Google on the Chromebook Pixel and Pixel C teams.

I bought these two USB-C to Micro USB adapters from TechMatte and found they do not work properly with the Chromebook Pixel.

Upon closer inspection by our engineering team here, we have determined that this adapter is not correctly following the USB Type C specification.

The specification can be found here :
http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/usb_31_102015.zip

Specifically, these adapters do not charge the Chromebook Pixel 2015 because the adapters leave the C-C lines floating, where the specification requires a Rp pullup to Vbus to identify the cable as a legacy adapter or cable.

Please see the document named "USB Type-C Specification Release 1.1.pdf"
section 4.5.3.2.4 for a description of why the Rp pullup is necessary.

Please also see Section 4.11 and the following note :
1. For Rp when implemented in the USB Type-C plug on a USB Type-C to USB 3.1 Standard-A Cable
Assembly, a USB Type-C to USB 2.0 Standard-A Cable Assembly, a USB Type-C to USB 2.0 Micro-B
Receptacle Adapter Assembly or a USB Type-C captive cable connected to a USB host, a value of 56 k'
± 5% shall be used, in order to provide tolerance to IR drop on V BUS and GND in the cable assembly.

In other words, since you are creating a USB Type-C plug to a USB 2.0 Micro-B receptacle assembly, you must use a resistor of value 56k' as a pullup to Vbus. This cable does not do this.

Please let me know if there is any more information I can provide about why these adapters are problematic.

If you are a consumer looking for a cable that is compatible with Pixel, do not use this one.
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