4 Tips to identify your counterfeit or uncertified Lightning Cable

There are many friends every day at their vehicle, home or office needs to charge their iPhone often and buy an Apple cable.  However, there are many products that are known to be original or certified by Apple MFi. Consumers often do not have to knowledge how it runs behind the scense.  This is likely to cause damage to the iOS device or risk when charging. In fact, Apple's official website has published how to distinguish these Counterfeit goods know-how, together to see, for their own more to add a guarantee it!

Check Point 1: 7 Inches from the USB connector & Serial Number
There MUST have 7 Inches from the USB connector and you will see 12 digits serial numbers

Apple Official Cables Assembled in China

Apple Official Cables Assembled in Brazil

Apple Official Cables Assembled in Vietname
 
Apple Licensed 3rth Party Cables

A certified third-party Lightning to USB cable usually has company branding on the Lightning-connector end  as above

Check Point 2: Lookup on the Lightning Connectors and laser etchings

Apple Certified Lightning Components	Counterfeit Lightning Components
Single piece Smooth Round, smooth contacts	Assembled parts Rough Uneven surface
Width and length of Apple boot is consistent (7.7 mm x 12 mm)	Varying width, length, or thickness
Metallic faceplate insert	White or black faceplate insert

 
Check Point 3: USB Connectors

Apple Certified USB Connectors	Fake Certified USB Connectors
Interlocks on USB shell are trapezoidal Interlocks are equally spaced from edge	USB shell interlocks have right angles Interlocks are inconsistently spaced
Gold Plate USB Contacts	Silver Plate USB Contacts
Smooth USB surface Flat USB shell	Rough USB Surface Surface of USB shell has a detent or cover divot
Surface of the insulator for the USB connection is uniform and flat	Insulator for USB connection has notches or indents

 
Check Point 4: Search for Apple Licensed Accessories You can check at Apple website to identify your recent 3rd party accessory simply by Enter the purchased part on Apple's official website and check if the accessory name, Model, Accessory category, UPC / EAN code to identify counterfeit or Apple Official certified accessories.

Although Apple Official Lightning cables are easily to fail obviously with the lousy Apple product quality control doesn't do a good job but you can check out more with OPSO lightning cables.

 

This article all information referenced from Apple Official Websites