The approved charging cable for the iPhone is the Lightning cable. You may not know it but most of the Apple chargers on the market are replicas and fake.
They look so much like the original. If you do not know what you are about to buy, then you would be purchasing a fake Apple
Charger.
Purchasing and using a fake Apple Charger for your iPhone comes at a great cost. Using a real charger is always recommended as that is the suitable one for the phone.
In this article, you will learn how to identify a real Apple Charger. You will also understand the differences between a real one and a fake one.
How To Tell If An Apple Charger Is Real
Some key information is available on the Lightning charging cable packaging. This information can confirm if it is real or not.
These include the manufacturing company, place of manufacture, and serial number. Should you see any of these texts, then your Apple charger is genuine;
- Design by Apple in California Assembled in China
- Design by Apple in California Assembled in Vietnam
- Design by Apple in California Indústria Brasileira
A fake Apple charger may not have any of these texts on the packaging. And even if they do, it will be full of typos.
The serial number for Apple chargers is important. It can help you determine if the charger is real or not.
On the product package, you should notice the manufacturing company and place of manufacture. Right after that, you will see a 12-digit serial number. This number is a combination of letters and numbers.
This should tell you that anything above or below 12 digits is fake.
With the lightning connector (the part of the charger that is inserted), it is supposed to look smooth. It should be made of a single color, either gold or silver, and consist of a single piece.
A fake cable will be made of multiple pieces and the surface with an uneven surface.
With the size of the Lightning cable connector’s boot, anything more than 7.7mm width x 12mm length is a fake.
Look at the USB contacts. If they are silver-plated, they are fake. The original ones are usually gold-plated.
The shell interlocks of the original are also rounded at the edges and spaced consistently. if the USB surface is grainy, then it is a fake.
All certified Apple products, including their chargers, have a Made For iPhone (MFi) logo on them.
This is bodily embossed on the package, and there is no way of missing it. If you carefully scrutinize the charger’s package and do not see any MFi brand, it is fake.
What Does A Fake Charger Do To Your iPhone?
You might think it doesn’t matter what kind of charge you use. All that matters is that it gets the job done. But this is not so.
Using a counterfeit charger does a lot more damage to your phone than slowly charging it.
Using a fake charger destroys your charging system. Although you wouldn’t mind the phone charging slowly, it gradually reduces the efficiency of your charging system. Eventually, the rate at which your phone charges becomes poor.
A fake charger can also cause your iPhone to heat up to the point where it explodes. It might sound extreme, but there have been cases of such happenings.
Using a fake charger makes your phone heat up. The charging process is not functioning properly.
Your battery might get damaged as a result of you charging your phone with a fake charger.
Charging powers up the battery, and if it is not done right, the battery will be damaged.
Conclusion
Now you know what fake chargers do to your iPhone and how to identify them from authentic ones. We expect you to make the right choice.
Make sure to buy your iPhone Lighting cables from official stores like Apple’s online website or other accredited shops.
