The following incident prompted me to write this article. At the time of its appearance, there was a large deficit. It was practically impossible to buy this accessory separately, but it was still necessary to work with the devices, as customers with new products were slowly starting to catch up.
We ordered several original cables and bought right there, on the spot, one non-original one of rather tolerable quality in order to exploit it while our order was on its way to us. The cable itself worked fine - the iPhone 5 and iPad 4 were detected correctly, the iPhone Configuration Utility read data from them without any errors. Until the need arose to charge the iPad 4.
During charging, the plastic casing of the Lightning connector melted. After the cable cooled down, it continued to work and the devices synced normally, but stopped charging. It should be noted that the iPad 4, during charging of which this incident occurred, was not affected.
Scarification of a non-original Lightning cable.
When opening the cable, there was a small printed circuit board with a six-legged key, whose origin and purpose could not be determined, and a transistor that burned out. The iPad 4 itself, which was being repaired by us, had a problem in the charge circuit battery. This was probably the reason for the excessive load on the transistor and its subsequent failure.
iPad 4 on the original cable, even with a defective battery charge circuit, charged normally. After the preparation of a fake and its careful external examination, it was possible to determine a list of signs with which everyone can distinguish an original accessory from a fake and protect themselves from such a case, which I cited as an example.
1. Packing Lightning cable
So, the first thing we pay attention to when buying a cable is its packaging. The original box is made of thick cardboard with high quality printing. At the bottom there is a sticker with the characteristics of the accessory and the batch number. A plastic hanger is glued on the top of the package, with the help of which the box is hung on the display window in the store.
The photo shows the plastic hanger (torn off) of the original Lighttning wrapping. The box with non-original accessories does not have such a mount.
A great example of a box from a non-original cable. The top picture shows that the batch number sticker is missing, while the bottom picture shows that the plastic hanger has been replaced with a regular cardboard hanger. The build quality of the box is poor.
In fakes, the quality of the box is always noticeably worse. Softer cardboard, poor quality printing, no sticker on the bottom end of the box (information is applied using printing) and a plastic hanger, which is usually replaced by a cardboard one. Examples of fakes are shown below.
2. The Chinese are so sloppy
After we take the cable out of the package, we should pay attention to how it is laid. The original cable is folded into a neat ring or oval-shaped bay. Moreover, the wire is neatly laid. Non-original cables are often folded haphazardly. In the photo you can see a significant difference in styling.
At the top of the photo is the original cable, taken out of the box with the iPhone 5. At the bottom is a fake. Pay attention to the USB connector. On the original cable, it is neat and barely noticeable, and on the copy it is made extremely roughly.
The cable bay is in the form of an almost regular circle. original accessory.
3. The devil is in the details
Next, you can proceed to inspect the cable itself. Let's start with the USB connector. The USB logo is applied to the plastic case. On the original cable, the paint has a light gray color and the pattern is applied very neatly. On the copy, the drawing is applied in dark gray paint and has fuzzy borders.
USB connector. Top is original, bottom is replica. The USB emblem and the stamping of the connector on the original accessory are noticeably neater, unlike the copy.
The connector itself is also quite remarkable. The outer part of the original cable has only two holes on the side with the USB logo. The fake contains four. It is worth paying attention to the metal joints on the opposite side of the connector. You can see it, but in the original cable, the parts are very tight to each other. What can you say about a copy. There seam is not so neat.
4. Lightning connector and its clone
Now you can move on to inspecting the Lightning connector. The original accessory has a one-piece plug, while the copy consists of several parts. In addition, the original metal tip is very neatly pressed into the plastic casing, while the copy has clearly visible gaps.
On top of the plug on the original cable, on the bottom - on a fake. On an Apple-made cable, the body of the plug is monolithic, without joints and traces of the fact that it is made of fragments. The fake, apparently, is made of parts.
We won’t talk about the importance of using the original cable when charging and synchronizing the phone, but we’ll show you how to distinguish the original from the fake, in detail with photo tips. Chinese craftsmen have learned how to make high-quality fakes, but they only look like the original on the outside, but use low-quality parts inside. The first three points are the most important, pay due attention to them. The rest is the difference between the original and a low-quality fake.
How to distinguish an original lightning cable from a fake
- If you buy a cable separately, then it must be in branded packaging on which a sticker with the number and characteristics is applied. Pay attention to the tongue - for which the box is hung on the display case. In the original, it is made as a separate element and is made of transparent plastic; in fakes, it is made as a packaging element.
The batch number 5T3381227 written on the new box is 97% fake. Cable in boxes with the number 5T5247500 - it is worth checking more carefully.
- Instruction, warranty card in the original is fastened with glue. In a fake on metal clips.
Number on the left, letter on the right. - Fake cable missing California Assembled in…
- The pins that are on the side of the phone, that on the side of the charger do not have a gilded color. In the original - pins of gold color.
- On a fake, the cable seems to be heterogeneous, as if it consists of many parts.
- Pay attention to the shape of the plug.
Video review with lightning cable test, on special equipment. For the test, wires were bought in eminent electronics hypermarkets. There are practically no external comparisons, but a lot has been touched on the filling in the video.
How to distinguish the original charger
If a good copy of the original cable can still be used, almost without fear for the battery and the phone itself, then when using a fake charger, you can get fatal consequences, up to fire, explosion of the phone. How to make sure that the charger for Iphone is original?
- Number on the package. Most Chinese fakes are produced with this number - 5T3387422. It is better not to buy such a charger. Also compare the date of manufacture of the charger (4th character in the serial number of the product) with the date indicated on the package (3rd character in the code is the year of manufacture).
- Inspect the plug, in the original both pins are directed as if inward - towards each other, in a fake charger they are either parallel or directed in different directions.
- The easiest and most effective method is to use a magnet. Take a magnet and bring it to the person being checked charger, to the USB connector. If the magnet sticks to the charger, then you have a fake. To the original, the magnet does not stick.
- A real charger weighs about 27 (± 0.15) grams. It is difficult to check, but if possible, then check the device for weight.
- The serial number in the depth of the USB connector in the original, consists of 17 characters. The fake is either missing or has fewer characters. The location of the room, strictly as in the photo below:
Every day, the Chinese are getting better at counterfeiting complex products, and the Lightning cable for the iPhone is the best proof of this. Copies are becoming more and more like the original, and, naturally, lovers of quick money are very happy about this and sell the highest quality fakes under the guise of the original. How to distinguish the original apple lightning cable for iphone from a fake, and how can the use of a low-quality fake be harmful?
Why is a fake worse than the original?
How to distinguish an iPhone cable from a fake
It should be noted that the copies are very different in workmanship, and some are very difficult to distinguish from the original. For comparison, it is convenient to use the old cable. The most common signs of an expensive fake lightning cable:
- Wire length. Cheap copies are usually slightly shorter than the original.
- Metal color on the USB plug. In the original cable, the metal is more matte and has a fine grain, but the copy is usually more shiny.
- Designed by Apple in California, Assembled in China. This text and serial number located about 18 cm from the USB connector. The copy has text that is darker, sloppier, or missing altogether.
- Wire width. In most cases, fakes are narrower
Of course, if you compare the original with completely bad copy, there are many more differences. Just for this, there are three cables in the photo, the first of which is the original, the second is a high-quality fake, and the third is a cheap low-quality fake, which is simply risky to use.
Important! The high price should not mislead you, any store chooses for itself which product to sell and how much to sell it for. Therefore, be careful, because even for a high cost you can run into a fake.
Apple data cables are special devices with which you can connect mobile phone to a computer or laptop. Through the data cable, media files are loaded into the phone and information is transferred from the phone to a computer device.
Apple data cables are equipped with two types of connectors: USB type A "dad" and Lightning. The metal tips are gently pressed into the plastic casing, there are no gaps. On the opposite side of the connectors with gold-plated contacts, small trapezoidal joints are visible, but all the components fit very tightly together. The proprietary connector has dimensions from 7.7 to 12 mm.
Where to buy Apple data cables?
You can buy original Apple data cables at an affordable price in the Eldorado online store. Order processing and tracking is done through Personal Area registered user of the site. Delivery of goods is possible in Moscow and other cities of Russia.
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