With the right USB3 cable and a 2A-USB charging plug the battery is charged namely in a maximum of 3 hours with a conventional Mico USB cable and a weaker connector, it can take all day.
The cable is completely covered with a nylon filament mesh. This sometimes unpleasant and sticky in some cables rubber feeling does not exist here.
The cable is sturdy and flexible, it can unroll easily and still be so, as you like, also smooth and straight is not a problem. It rolls up even after a long time in coiled state not back.
That the casing is not uniformly black but green-black, facilitates finding in a larger tangles.
I am very pleased with the quality and highly recommend it to anyone Note3 or S5 owners.