Apple's Lightning cable or standard product has sharp lines, gold-plated contact parts, good finish . compared to substandard clones or wires.
According to Apple, to identify fake or non-certified cables (collectively referred to as counterfeit goods), users should carefully view the packaging of the accessories. Apple's standard USB cable is designed by the company in California (USA) and assembled in China, Vietnam or Indústria Brasileira. This information is printed on the cable, about 18 cm from the USB head, with a series of 12-digit series.
Connecting wire
The real product has sharp print, clear fonts, a slightly fuzzy look. Also counterfeit goods often have bold letters, letters are not slender.
Standard Lightning cables (not manufactured by Apple) often have company brand names on the connectors.
Lightning head
Genuine goods are a single, thin, smooth stroke, the exposed part is seamless, sharp and smooth design.
With counterfeit goods, the contact part is not rounded but is perpendicular, unevenly cut, the line is not slender.
Lightning-coated plastic has a uniform, standard size of 7.7 x 12mm. Counterfeit goods are often long, wide and thicker (or poor), do not comply with standards.
The metal surface at the top of the real product is gray and smooth. With counterfeit goods will be black or white, with speckled, irregular details.
USB head
Genuine goods with USB lock in trapezoidal shape, equally designed from size to distance.
Counterfeit goods are usually rectangular, negligent design so the distance and size are not equal.
The contact pins on the goods are gold plated and shiny.
Counterfeit goods are usually silver-plated and dull.
Genuine USB port surface looks consistent, is flattened, very smooth.
Rough design clones, uneven colors, can add a lock at the top.
The insulation part of the USB port is identical to the real one. And counterfeit goods often have slots, protruding or indented.
