I bought a different no-name cable from CableMatters. We'll see if it's any good or not. I wanted something that's definitely a USB 3.0 cable, which can do 5V/3A, versus 5V/2A on the older USB 2.0 version. That will, hypothetically, let any USB3 hub give the full 5V/3A charging that's available in USB 3. This predates USB-C. Now, whether anything actually implements it correctly or not...

My phone is also here now. I have to get the damn nano-SIM, so it's not exactly fully functional yet.