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Which MHL Cable should I buy?
MHL Cable choices
The chances are that if you’ve come to this post, you’re already aware that your device has MHL (video out capability), so I won’t explain what an MHL cable is used for (there are good definitions within the linked products below) and we also have this post, which explains what MHL does and shows off some of its coolest features.
However, while MHL is an industry standard (meaning that in theory the same cable should be compatible with all MHL-enabled devices), that is not the case – some use a 9 pin arrangement, others use a 5 pin arrangement. The point of this post therefore is to tell you which MHL cable is compatible with your device.
11-Pin MHL adaptor
A Samsung Galaxy S4 MHL cable has been announced and we will confirm the compatibility of both device and cable with others as soon as we have received stock.
5-Pin MHL adaptor
We also expect this cable to be compatible with the HTC One handset as it has a 5-pin micro-USB arrangement, but will confirm this upon receiving stock of the handset.
Other accessories that offer MHL capability
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Smart Dock – due early April. It’s possible that this will also be compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S3, but we will confirm this once we have received stock.
There was a similar product for Sony handsets called the LiveDock, but this has now been discontinued.
Handsets that you may expect to have MHL, but don’t
MHL is a relatively new standard when it comes to its inclusion with smartphones, so you could be forgiven for expecting it to be included with newly released handsets. however, some new handsets do not include it, but use other standards such as SlimPort, which we explain here. Here are a list of those that we are aware of that do not use MHL and the equivalent standard that they do use.
LG Nexus 4 – SlimPort
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2013-03-28 13:04:25
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