Fake Lightning cables can damage your iPhone. Here’s how to make sure yours is genuine

Again, I came across an iPhone that may have been damaged due to a poor quality charging cable. The owner thought he bought a genuine cable from an online retailer.

Apparently it was a “really good deal”.

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It wasn’t a good deal. it was fake.

And after a few weeks of use it broke with the Lightning port.

Luckily I was able to remove it Pair of surgical hemostats (It’s a nice tool to have in your toolkit).

We know Apple will charge a lot for replacements iphone charging cableand while it’s tempting to go looking for a “bargain,” these cheap cables are rarely a bargain.

Especially if it damages your iPhone.

So how do you tell if a cable is genuine?

Let’s take a look at some of the easiest ways to tell the difference.

The easiest way to spot a fake is by looking at the Lightning connector. On fakes, this is usually rough and unfinished, and even the connector on the USB side looks cheap and nasty. The Apple genuine cable has a clean and smooth Lightning connector.

Apple products are made to tight tolerances, but counterfeit products are not.

You may not have noticed that Apple cables have either “Designed by Apple in California” and “Assembled in China”, “Assembled in Vietnam” or “Indústria Brasileira” on the cable. followed by a 12-digit serial number.

It is printed about 7 inches from the USB connector.

i don’t want to buy Apple genuine lightning cable?

There are many high quality third party cables out there. Amazon, anchor When Nomadso instead of buying something cheap and potentially damaging, go for a decent one from a reputable manufacturer and it comes with a warranty.