Certified Lightning Cable APXX 6ft 8-Pin Lightning to USB Cable with Nylon Braided for iPhone 5/5s/5c/6/6 Plus, iPad Air/Air2, iPad Mini

I've gone through a few official Apple cables over the years so when I needed a spare cable, I thought that this time I'd try something different. So far, so good - very pleased with this one - it's well built, strong, and just that little bit longer! Very well packaged too and arrived fast! I will definitely be buying more of these!

I've now gone through a handful of these cables. I ordered them because I was looking for a well-built, durable cable - one that in particular would stand up to being abused being the cable left connected in a car.As it happens, they didn't get that far. I've been using them throughout the house, left in one place and used to charge devices while we sit, or to charge overnight. All of them have now failed - plug them in and either nothing happens, or else the device briefly starts to charge and then stops. Swap out the cable for another - keeping the same device and same power source - and everything works as expected. Sometimes if you wiggle the wire the device will start to charge and then stop again. This is as benign an application as you could ask for, but now the last of the ones I'd purchased has failed, this one after 10 months.Short version: They look like they're well built and durable. They're not. Buy something else.

I gave this Apple certified lightning 10 foot cable a two star. Only because it’s a two pack and just one cable went out. This was in two weeks from my buying it. The cables are nice but, for whatever reason the insides just did not last long, I’m now using the second one. I hope that it does not break on me as well. But here’s the crazy part, I re-ordered this because I think maybe I just got a lemon in this one. And only time will tell, when the second set get here and are used for sure.

Makes charger hot, slow, like the braided cord.

I bought this product MONTHS ago and it's still going strong. Haven't had that with a charger in a damn long time.

I’ve purchased about 6 of these 6 ft length and an additional 4 3 ft over the past 16 months for various places in the home and our vehicles. The braided wrapping feels and looks more quality than the standard rubber encasing; however...I’ve begun to notice the attached devices not charging on a couple of the cables. When the device is plugged into another cable in the same outlet, it charges fine. Switching the “bad” cable to a different outlet still demonstrates the failing to charge behavior. Also to note, there are no signs of damage to the cables themselves.With this in mind, I am not sure if it’s the batch I purchased in Jan ‘17 or Jun ‘17, so I cant be certain on the lifespan before demonstrating failures; however, I am estimating between a 12-18 month lifespan (on perhaps a defective batch).I’ve purchased a new set of braided cables from a different manufacturer to replace the defective ones and hope I get better results.Rating 4 out of 5 due to the failing cables but feel the price and price for the lifespan is fairly reasonable (a new cable every 12-18 months isn’t that bad, especially for the sturdiness of it).

I have gone through 3 or 4 cables just this year. They all had the same problem - the plastic covering would crack near my device, and I’d have exposed wires. I’ve used this cord constantly for 2 months, and it looks the way it looked when they arrived. This braided cable is the only kind I will buy in the future. Worth every penny!

It worked extremely well! The lighting speed, it took to charge my iPhone. The durability and ruggedness met and exceeded my expectations of this item.V/r,David