Why does the iPhone cable always break?

broken iPhone cable

It has happened to all of us. It is something that sooner or later happens. The lightning cable of our iPhone or iPad breaks. And always for one extreme. Is not true?. Big fault for the proliferation of non-original Apple accessories is the low quality of this cable. A few days after knowing the date of the next Apple keynote in which they will present a thousand and one news, have they forgotten the cable again?

Since the first generation of the iPhone the charging cable has been bad. Bad in quality and bad in resistance. It is clear that when it comes to storing our cables we do not always do it in the best way. They are cables that suffer daily. We use them every day, and sometimes more than once. And then we roll them in a thousand and one ways. Is this enough of an excuse?

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Considering the price of an iPhone, the most basic and useful accessory is not up to par. And it never has been.  There are countless formulas and tricks on the net so that the cable does not break. Reinforcing the end with electrical tape, inserting a pen spring to give it more flexibility… The guys in Cupertino would have to be ashamed.

We have always defended that the use of non-original accessories could damage our devices. And that having made a significant investment in a quality smartphone, let's not buy "Chinese" accessories. But it is the poor durability of lightning, and its predecessors, what promotes a large sale of non-original products.

As with all apple products, cable is not cheap either. The typical lightning that comes in the iPhone box costs about 20 euros, and measures one meter. There are also two meters for about 25 euros. Although it may not seem expensive, when you buy a couple of them a year it already seems. And even more knowing that for what an original one costs we can buy practically twenty non-originals. But you have to know that there are different levels when it comes to non-original accessories.

not original lightning cable

Therefore, when buying a charger other than Apple, we can advise not to buy the cheapest one. Or at least that meets a minimum of quality. Note that the cheaper it is, the worse your materials will be. And beyond being cheap, we want it to charge the device at least. But it may happen that it does not load, that it loads badly, and even let our smartphone "charge". 

Posts to buy non-original accessories, do not buy the cheapest.

In the maelstrom of rumors and news that haunt us as we approach Keynote, nothing new sounds in this regard. It is clear that we want everything in the iPhone 7. The best camera, better processor, more memory, more power. But we can't forget about the poor cable again. The lightning is still forgotten. And improvement after improvement of the iPhone he survives as best he can.

However, in favor of Apple we can say something positive. As long as the phone is under warranty, they automatically replace the cable. But is this enough?. We believe not. In 2009, a lawsuit against Apple was filed in the United States on account of the cables. It was brought in this case by the chargers of the MacBook. In that lawsuit, it was argued that they were dangerous, and Apple was accused of knowing it and not having stopped manufacturing them. Finally, an out-of-court agreement was reached to replace or return the money for the damaged chargers.

In no case did Apple admit that it had made mistakes in its manufacture. Or that the product they sold was defective. At the moment we are not aware of new complaints for the lightning connector. But we do not rule out that it happens sooner or later. A few days to the next Apple keynote we do not lose hope. Hopefully someone in Cupertino has thought of this, and they surprise us with a connector that lives up to the mark.


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