Apple Mfi Lightning Cable

When it comes to mfi certified lightning cables a good place to look first is one of its affordable lightning to usb cables starting at 11 95.

Apple mfi lightning cable.

Ultimate 10ft lightning cable apple mfi certified iphone charger cable 10 foot usb cord compatible with iphone 11 pro max xs xr x 8 7 6s 6 plus se ipad airpods 4 2 out of 5 stars 2 730 12 99. These measure in at 6 inches 4 feet. An apple lightning to usb cable has designed by apple in california and either assembled in china assembled in vietnam or indústria brasileira on the cable about seven inches from the usb connector. Some accessories might have a previous version of the mfi badge.

Apple accessories like lightning cables are set to ultra specific standards. The cable on the right isn t. They re made at consistent sizes with consistent made for ipodcomponents with smooth perfectly spaced contacts. The lightning cable on the left is mfi certified.

You ll see a 12 digit serial number at the end of this text. Inside each lightning connector is a tiny authentication chip that tells your device it s apple mfi certified. Unlike usb cables all lightning cables need to be identical. Any mfi certified lightning cable should support up to 12 w of charging power or up to 18 w if it s a usb c to lightning cable and usb 2 0 data transfer rates up to 480 mbps.

The lightning connector that iphones ipods and ipads have been using since 2012 is a proprietary connector created by apple. Mfi licensed accessories once an accessory has completed mfi certification requirements and is reported to apple as sold distributed by the manufacturer it will be searchable in our public database of authorized lightning headset charging and iap based mfi accessories. This is important because non certified or knock off lightning cables can be very dangerous to your device.