How to identify fake Apple accessories
Buying Apple accessories can be tricky, especially online. Considering their high-price tags it’s important to find out thar the product purchased is genuine and not fake. Here are some easy tips to ensure that you buy original Apple accessories
Check for MFI logo on the box
Look for MFI (Made for iPhone/iPad/iPad) logo on the box packaging. All authentic Apple accessory cables have ‘Designed by Apple in California’ printed on them.
Grey/Metallic faceplate inserts
Original Apple Lightning connector always come with Grey/Metallic faceplate inserts, White or Black faceplate inserts mean fake.
Width and length of the connector
Look for the width and length of the connector, it is consisent: 7.7mm x 12mm. Varying width, length, or thickness is sign of counterfeit Lightning cables.
USB Type-A interlocks in USB-connector end of the Lightning to USB cable are trapezoidal and equally spaced from the edge of the cable
Contact points on genuine cables are always gold-plated
Surface of the insulator for the USB connection is uniform and flat
Apple genuine chargers have ‘Designed by Apple and Assembled in China’ printed on them
Look for any typos in spellings on the charging adaptor
All Apple accessories like cables, micro-USB adaptors and 30-pin adaptors come with laser-etched USB symbol
