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A USB-C hub: One port is never enough. Now it is.

Thin laptops come with one or two ports, and you need four things plugged in: the phone cable, a drive, a card and a screen. A hub turns one USB-C port into several, so you stop pulling one thing out to put another in.

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An example: UGREEN USB-C hub, 7 in 1 (HDMI, USB-A, USB-C, card slots).

Perfect for

Why you will want it

  • Everything at once

    A phone cable, a drive, a card and a screen can all be plugged in together, with no unplugging in the middle of a copy.

  • Old plugs, new laptop

    USB-A pendrives, HDMI screens and card slots keep working on a laptop that only has USB-C.

  • Small enough to carry

    It lives in the laptop bag, so the same setup works at a desk, in a café or at a client’s.

  • Charging can pass through

    Many hubs let the laptop’s charger plug in too, so one port connects everything and charges the laptop. Check the listing.

Perfect when…

  1. You want to copy from the phone and from a card at the same time, and the laptop has two ports.

  2. You are at a friend’s with a pendrive full of photos and a laptop that only has USB-C.

  3. You want a screen, a drive and a phone cable on a laptop with a single port.

Check before you buy

Two minutes with the listing now beats a surprise later. Look at these three things first.

We have not tested this product ourselves. It is an example of a well-known make that is widely sold, and the listing on Amazon.in is the place to check the details against your own phone and computer.

  • The ports you will really use

    Count your plugs: USB-A, USB-C, HDMI, SD and microSD. The listing shows what each hub has. A hub with ports you never use is just bulk.

  • The speed of the USB ports

    For drives, look for USB 3.0 or faster (5 or 10 Gbit/s). On some hubs the ports share one link, so a drive and a screen may not both run at full speed.

  • Power and warmth

    Check whether the hub passes charging through to the laptop, and how much. Hubs with many ports can get warm, which is normal; one that is too hot to touch is not.

Works with ZeroMDroid

A hub is how a laptop with one port can hold the phone’s cable and a drive together: ZeroMDroid sees the phone over the cable and the drive next to your folders at the same time.

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Questions people ask

Short, plain answers, including how this link works.

Will a hub slow my transfers?

It can, if the hub shares one link between everything plugged in, or if its ports are USB 2.0. For a big copy look for USB 3.0 or faster ports, and use those for the drive and the phone.

Does it work with a Mac, Windows and Linux?

Generally yes: most hubs need no driver for their ports, card slots and screen output. Check the listing for your system.

Do I pay more if I buy through your link?

No. The price is the same with or without our link, and Amazon.in shows it, not us. If you buy, Fabrixly earns a small commission from Amazon. Nobody pays us to list a product.

A USB-C hub: worth a look?

No rush. The listing has the details, and what to check is right above. If it fits your phone and your computer, it is a small thing that makes a big job easier.

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