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Kakapo
USB A - USB C

Kakapo USB A - USB C

Normaler Preis $19.83 USD
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sustainable materials
ecological, recyclable & vegan

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Fast charging & high-speed data transfer
Fast charging (up to 3A), data transfer at 480 MBit/s

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fair & respectful
fairly produced from conflict-free raw materials

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robust & repairable
withstands 30,000 kinks, repairable design

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handmade in high quality
high quality handmade in Germany

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Description

This recable is silvery-brown, with one green and one black plug end. The natural fibre basalt is recyclable and gives the Kakapo its distinctive shine. The braided hose for the sustainable charging cable is made in Germany.

Colorful, more colorful, recable - with its differently colored braided tubes, recable brings color into your gray-black electronic everyday life. Fair, fairer, recable - the charging cable is built in a small workshop near Leipzig in Merseburg. Except for the inner parts of the plugs, all parts are made in Germany.

Sustainable, more sustainable, recable - recable is not glued, which makes the USB cable repairable and particularly recyclable. Short delivery routes ensure a smallCO2 footprint. recable is the sustainable charging cable.

Charging cables are our daily companions, they should be fun, sustainable and fairly produced. Choose your recable now!

  • without softener
  • without heavy metals
Illustration bird Kakapo, he has brown and green plumage

The kakapo aka the down-to-earth one

This parrot species has, so to speak, evolutionarily forgotten how to fly. Maybe flying isn't as great as everyone thinks. If you prefer to stay on the ground, the Kakapo is just right for you.

Sustainable USB cable with environmentally friendly grass paper sleeve

sustainable & vegan*

recable is made of ecological materials. It is recyclable and vegan*. The CO₂ footprint of our cables is only about half as large as that of conventional cables.

Packed in an environmentally friendly grass paper banderole, we will send you recable to you climate neutral.

* Does not apply to Lightning products: Animal ingredients may be present in the adhesive of the adapter.

Durable USB cable withstands more than 15000 kinks

Durable & repairable

recable can withstand more than 15,000 kinks in both directions - more than 30,000 kinks in total. That is a very good value!

The USB cable is not molded or glued, so you can repair it yourself if the worst happens. The repair instructions are available here.

USB cable from fair production and free from harmful substances

fair & respectful

Our cable is handmade for you in Germany. It consists almost entirely of fair materials.

We solder only lead-free tin from conflict-free origin.

Certified according to Dodd-Frank, recable contains no conflict minerals.

Technical data

Sustainability90% recyclable
handmade in Germany
45% lower Co2 footprint (96.5 g) than a comparable, conventional USB cable at 1 m length
Durability: 30,000 kinks, 10,000 mating operations
recycled and recyclable materials
repairable
vegan
DimensionsLength: 0.25 m
Weight: 8 g
ColourBrown, Green, Black,
USB 2.0Power transmission at 1 m cable length (measured): 18 watts
detailed information below in the graphic
Data transmission: 480 MBit/s
PlugInput: USB-A fair from China
Output: USB-C (with 56 kΩ resistor for optimal protection) fair from China
Solderfair
conflict-free
lead-free
recycled
Plug coverheat shrink tube USB-A
heat shrink tube USB-C
fair from Germany
dyed through
abrasion-resistant logo embossing
ISO 14001
CableCable with 4 strands
fair from Germany
sheath made of recycled material
40-50 % recycled content in copper
halogen-free (no PVC)
no plasticisers
no heavy metals
bending radius: 3 cm
recyclable
ISO 14001
Braided hoseBasalt
woven in Germany
recyclable
undyed
brown glossy
AwardsGreen Product Award "Consumer Goods" 2022
Second place Bestform Award 2021
Diagram showing the relationship between charging power and cable length
Charging power depending on the length of the USB A-USB C cable

Charging power

The longer a USB cable is, the more it acts like a resistor for the current. With long USB cables, you can't transfer as much power and it takes longer to charge your smartphone.

It is best to choose a charging cable that is no longer than you need. than you need.

certified good

CE marking
RoHS
REACH
Dodd Frank
vegan
Green point

Compatibility

The cable fits these devices:

US A plug

The USB A connector

You probably know the rectangular USB A plugs from computer mice, keyboards, USB sticks - or from your charger. your charger.

Compatible with

Power supplies and laptops/PCs with USB A port (not suitable for Apple devices)

USB-C-plug

The USB C plug

The USB C connector was developed as a new USB standard to stop the increasing chaos of connector types. Most new devices are therefore equipped with a USB C connector.

The narrow plug with rounded edges can be plugged in on both sides. There is therefore no "top" or "bottom".

Check whether the plug fits into your smartphone case: Hole size 10 mm x 5.5 mm!

Compatible with

Fairphone
  • Fairphone 3 / 3+
  • Fairphone 4
Shiftphone
  • Shift5me
  • Shift6m, Shift6mq
  • Shiftmu
Raspberry Pi
  • 4 Model B
Samsung
  • Galaxy Z Flip
  • Galaxy Z Flip 3
  • Galaxy Z Fold 2
  • Galaxy Z Fold 3
  • Galaxy S8 / S8+
  • Galaxy S9 / S9+
  • Galaxy S10 / S10 Lite / S10e / S10 Plus
  • Galaxy S20 / S20 FE / S20 Plus
  • Galaxy S21 / S21 FE / S21 Plus
  • Galaxy S22 / S22 Plus / S22 Ultra
  • Galaxy M11 / M12
  • Galaxy M20 / M21 / M22 / M23
  • Galaxy M30s / M31 / M31s / M32 / M33
  • Galaxy M51 / M52 / M53
  • Galaxy A3 / A5 / A8 / A9 / A11 / A12
  • Galaxy A20e / A20s / A21s / A22
  • Galaxy A30s / A32 / A33
  • Galaxy A40 / A41 / A42
  • Galaxy A50 / A51 / A52 / A52s / A53
  • Galaxy A70 / A71 / A72
  • Galaxy A80
  • Galaxy A90
  • Galaxy A02s
  • Galaxy A03s
  • Galaxy Note 8
  • Galaxy Note 9
  • Galaxy Note 10 / Note 10 Plus
  • Galaxy Note 20 / Note 20 Ultra
Apple
  • iPad Pro 11" (from 2018)
  • iPad Pro 12.9" (from 2018)
  • iPad Air (from 2020)
  • iPad mini (from 2021)
rephone
  • rephone
Google
  • Pixel
  • Pixel XL
  • Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL
  • Pixel 3 / Pixel 3a / Pixel 3 XL / Pixel 3a XL
  • Pixel 4 / Pixel 4a / Pixel 4 XL
  • Pixel 5
  • Pixel 6 / Pixel 6 Pro
Maraphone
  • Z1
  • X1
Teracube
  • One
  • 2e
Xiaomi
  • Mi 4s
  • Mi 5 / Mi 5c / Mi 5 Pro / Mi 5s / Mi 5s Plus / Mi 5X
  • Mi 6 / Mi 6X
  • Mi 8 / Mi 8 Youth / Mi 8 Lite / Mi 8 SE / Mi 8 Pro
  • Mi 9 / Mi 9 Lite / Mi 9 SE / Mi 9T / Mi 9T Pro
  • Mi 10 / Mi 10 Youth Edition / Mi 10i / Mi 10 Pro / Mi 10 Ultra / Mi 10S / Mi 10T / Mi 10T Lite / Mi 10T Pro
  • Mi 11 / Mi 11 Lite / Mi 11i / Mi 11 Pro / Mi 11 Ultra / Mi 11X / Mi 11 X Pro
  • Mi A1 / Mi A2 / Mi A3
  • Mi CC9 Pro
  • Mi Max 2 / Mi Max 3
  • Mi MIX / Mi MIX 2 / Mi MIX 2S / Mi MIX 3 / Mi MIX 3 Alpha / Mi MIX Fold / Mi MIX 4
  • Mi Note 2 / Mi Note 3 / Mi Note 10 / Mi Note 10 Lite / Mi Note 10 Pro
  • Mi4c / Mi5 High
  • MiPad 2 / MiPad 3 / MiPad 4 / MiPad 5 / MiPad 5 Pro
  • 11 Lite / 11 Youth Edition / 11i / 11i HyperCharge / 11T / 11T Pro
  • 12 / 12 Pro / 12X
  • Black Shark / Black Shark 2 / Black Shark 2 Helo / Black Shark 2 Pro / Black Shark 3 /Black Shark 3 Pro / Black Shark 3S / Black Shark 4 / Black Shark 4 Pro / Black Shark 4S / Black Shark 4S Pro / Black Shark 5 / Black Shark 5 Pro / Black Shark 5 RS
  • CC11 / CC9 / CC9e / CC9 Pro
  • Civi / Civi 1S
  • Poco F1 / Poco F2 Pro / Poco F3 / Poco F4 GT / Poco X3 / Poco X3 GT / Poco X3 Pro / Poco X4 Pro / Poco M2 Pro / Poco M3 / Poco M3 Pro / Poco M4 Pro / Pocophone F1
  • Redmi Pro
  • Redmi K20
  • Redmi 8 / Redmi 8A
  • Redmi 9 / Redmi 9A / Redmi 9T / Redmi 9 Pro
  • Redmi 10 / Redmi 10C
  • Redmi Note 5 Pro
  • Redmi Note 7
  • Redmi Note 8 / Redmi Note 8T/ Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Redmi Note 9 / Redmi Note 9T / Redmi Note 9 Pro / Redmi Note 9S
  • Redmi Note 10 / Redmi Note 10 Pro / Redmi Note 10S
  • Redmi Note 11 / Redmi Note 11 Pro / Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus / Redmi Note 11S
Huawei
  • Tab S6 / Tab S5e
  • P smart / P smart Z / P smart Pro
  • P9 / P9 Plus
  • P10 / P10 Plus
  • P20 / P20 Lite / P20 Pro
  • P30 / P30 Lite / P30 Pro
  • P40 / P40 Lite / P40 Pro / P40 Pro Plus
  • P50 Pro / P50 Pocket
  • Mate 9 / Mate 9 Pro
  • Mate 10 / Mate 10 Pro
  • Mate 20 / Mate 20 Lite / Mate 20 Pro / Mate 20 X / Mate 20 RS
  • Mate 30 Pro
  • Mate 40 Pro
  • Nova / Nova Plus
  • Nova 2
  • Nova 5T
  • Nova 8i
  • Nova 9 / Nova 9 SE
Teracube
  • U11 / U11 Life / U11+
  • U12 / U12 Life / U12+
  • U Ultra
  • U Play
Honor
  • 10 / 10 Lite / 10i / 10 GT
  • 20 / 20 Lite / 20 Youth Edition / 20i / 20 Pro / 20S
  • 30 / 30 Lite / 30 Youth Edition / 30i / 30 Pro / 30 Pro+
  • 50 / 50 Lite / 50 SE / 50 Pro
  • 60 / 60 SE / 60 Pro
  • 70 / 70 Pro / 70 Pro+
  • 6C Pro
  • 8 / 8C / 8C Pro
  • 9 / 9 Lite / 9X Pro / 9X
  • Magic / Magic2 / Magic2 3D / Magic V / Magic3 Pro / Magic3 Pro+ / Magic4 / Magic4 Lite / Magic4 Pro / Magic4 Ultimate
  • Pad 6 / Pad X6 / Pad 7 / Pad V7 / Pad V7 Pro
  • Play / Play 20 / Play 20 Pro / Play 3 / Play 30 / Play 30 Plus / Play 4 / Play 4 Pro / Play 4T Pro / Play 5 / Play 5 Vitality / Play 5T / Play 5T Active / Play 5T Pro / Play 6T / Play 6T Pro
  • WaterPlay
  • V10 / V20 / V30 / V30 Pro / V40 / V40 Lite / V8 / V8 KNT-AL20 / V9
  • View 10 / View 20 / View 30 / View 30 Pro / ViewPad 6
  • X10 / X10 Max / X10 Pro / X20 / X20 SE / X30 / X30i / X30 Max / X7 / X8 / X9
LG
  • G5 / G5 SE / G6 / G6 ThinQ / G7 Fit / G7 ThinQ / G8X ThinQ
  • K42 / K51S / K52 / K61 / K61s
  • Q7
  • V20 / V30 / V30+ / V40 ThinQ / V50
  • Nexus 5X / Nexus 6P
Realme
  • 9 / 9i / 9 Pro / 9 Pro Plus
  • C35
Sony
  • Xperia Pro / Xperia 5 II / Xperia 10 II / Xperia 1 II
ZTE
  • Axon 10 Pro 5G
  • Blade 10 Prime
ASUS
  • Zenfone 8 / Zenfone 8 Flip
  • Zenfone 7
Nokia
  • G10 / G11 / G20 / G21 / G50
  • X10 / X20 / XR207

Not the right cable?

If you are still unsure whether this is the right cable for your smartphone, our connector overview will help you. All options are clearly listed there.

Delivery time

Fairness and sustainability take time. Only when you order your recable, does it come into being. With on-demand production, we prevent overproduction and thus, together with you the fight against electronic waste. But this also means: Please be patient. We will send your recable on its way as quickly as possible.

In concrete terms, this means the following delivery times

Deutschland: 5-10 Werktage
International: 7-14 Werktage

14 days return policy

Environmentally friendly
Shipping

recable comes to you climate neutral in a sustainable packaging.

Your purchase feeds a wild bird

For every cable sold, we donate a food ration for wild birds.