Have you ever suffered from battery envy? That’s when your friend or colleague still has his device fully charged or with high battery levels while yours is slowly petering out. Now if your friend is really nice, and you don’t have a power bank or any other way to charge your device, then Samsung’s newest accessory would come in handy. The Power Sharing cable lets you do exactly what its name suggests: share power between Samsung devices.
The accessory works simply enough: it shares power directly from one Samsung device to another that is needing a quick charge. So whether it’s a smartphone, tablet, Bluetooth headset or a wearable that’s needing a boost, you can now do so with the power of this cable. Not all devices however will be able to share their power. As of now, it’s just the following: Galaxy S 5, Galaxy Tab S 10.5, Galaxy Tab S 8.4, Galaxy Alpha, Galaxy Avant, and the Galaxy Note 4. But as to which can receive battery life, it’s actually any device that has a micro USB. So even non-Samsung devices can technically receive a power boost with this cable.
The cable has arrows to indicate which way the power will flow from one device to another. To be able to control the amount of power that you want to share, you need to download the Power Sharing app. It monitors the progress of the power sharing as well as the aforementioned option as to how much power your device should share. After all, you need to also ensure your device will not run out of juice.
You can download the app from the Google Play Store or the Samsung App Store. The Power Sharing cable is available for $19.99 through the Samsung online store, but may also be ordered through other online stores.