How to find the original Lightning cable for iPhone and iPad.
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If the cable for your iPhone becomes unusable, and it’s too late to break down, you’ll have to find a replacement.
You can choose one of the cables, you can buy an original cable from Apple, or you can buy a Chinese cable, which we, of course, do not recommend that you do.
Let us remind you that you bought the original cable itself, and not the Chinese one? We are trying to help you in this matter. I think you don’t need to explain why it is not recommended to use Chinese cables for charging your iPhone.
Most of the time, you yourself will be able to get enough speed without harm for your smartphone.
In the worst case, by saving on accessories, you can render your expensive gadget unusable.
Please pay attention to the packaging of your cable. You will find the MFi logo on the packaging of third-party cables. Of course, nothing matters to put this logo on the packages of non-original cables, and there is no harm in doing so.
Remember that you cannot buy a good bright cable for 200-300 rubles or cheaper.
There are no original cables from Apple, they are clearly marked with the words “Designed by Apple in California”, as well as “Assembled in China”, “Assembled in Vietnam” or “Industria Brasileira”.
Please note that the copies may be even different from the production stage, and the parts will differ significantly from the original.
- To repair it, remove the old cable by hand.
- The most common signs of an expensive lightning cable:
- Dovzhina dart.
- Cheap copies are usually a fraction short of the original
Metal color on the USB plug.
The metal of the original cable is more matte and has a grainy grain, and the copy axle is shiny.
Designed by Apple in California, Assembled in China. This text and serial number are located approximately 18 cm from the USB connector. The copy has dark and sloppy text, or is completely out of date Width of the dart. Most cases have males
Of course, if you compare the original with a completely rotten copy, you can find much more information. For whom there are three cables in the photo, the first of which is the original, the second is a clear part, and the third is a cheap, unclear part, which is simply a joke. Important!
A high price should not fool you, even if the store itself chooses which product to sell and how much to sell.
Therefore, be careful, because you may end up with fragments due to your high level of skill. Apple data cables special devices
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Even if the Chinese manufacturers have not tried their best, they are unable to detail the Lightning connector with perfect accuracy.
The USB connector is especially gifted to cope with easily, and the Lightning axis will always be screwed up.
What should you be surprised at?
First of all, contact us.
The official Apple cable is round, smooth and clean.
The distributors have a problem with their contacts.
The contacts themselves are short, irregularly shaped and, most importantly, brown. Brooding over and under the contacts, perhaps, is the main sign of the defect. In another way, on the connector.
It can be whole, being one detail.
Most often, the parts have a combination of two collections, which also have more parts.
Between the details, of course, there is a gap, which is similar to the detail in front of you.
To accurately reconfigure the original cable or, for example, to identify the detail, you can use a ruler.
The dimensions of the Apple Lightning connector should be exactly 7.7 x 12 mm. No more, no less. With a six-legged key, the behavior of each and the meaning did not matter and the transistor burned out.
The iPad 4 itself, which we had for repairs, had a problem with the battery charge.
Evidently, this caused an overwhelming demand for the transistor and its subsequent failure.
iPad 4 on the original cable, due to a defect in the lancet, the battery was charged normally.
After preparation of the part and a careful external examination, it was possible to identify the overflow of the sign, using which skins you can cut the original accessory in the form of the part and protect yourself from such a problem, which I like a butt
1. Lightning cable packaging
Well, first of all, what we have to pay attention to when buying a cable is the packaging.
The original box is made of durable cardboard with clear printing.
On the lower end there is a sticker with the characteristics of the accessory and the lot number.
There is a plastic hanger glued to the top of the package, which is hung on the display window behind the same box in the store.
The photo shows a plastic hanger (torn) from the original Lightning packaging.
A box with non-original accessories does not have such fastening.
You can then print out an overview of the cable itself.
Let's start with the USB port.
The plastic case has a USB logo.
On the original cable, the farb has a light gray color and is applied very carefully.
On the copy of the small ones, applied with dark gray tarpaulin, there are unclear boundaries.
USB socket.
