I’m an Android user and I’ve had similar issues with both name-brand and no-name microUSB cables crapping out on me way too soon. I picked up a couple of Anker cables a couple of months ago, and they’re working well. (Two months is a little early for me to give a glowing recommendation… but so far so good. 
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Edited to add: …and Otterboxes rule. My phone has survived years of drops, bounces, and even getting jammed between a car door and its frame, thanks to a Defender case. I will gladly and wholeheartedly recommend Otter products. They may be plain, but they work.
