It is not easy to determine the speed at which a cable or charger charges your phone or tablet. With this meter you can know immediately if a combination cable / charger suitable for phone or tablet. Before my Nexus 7 is dechargait drive even connected to a right charger when I was using the GPS and the screen and it was empty after a few hours. With this meter I could find the cable that was (PortaPow - High Speed 20AWG) for my tablet will charge even with the screen and GPS assets.