Anker PowerLine+ II Lightning Cable, MFi Certified for Flawless Compatibility with New Airpods, iPhone XS/XS Max/XR/iPhone X/ 8/8 Plus/ 7/7 Plus/ 6/6 Plus and More (1 ft, Black)

Highly recommended cable AND company standards. This is a great cable overall, strong, long, and is by a brand name I now trust completely. After around 3 years of constant daily use, the cable started to play up and part of it wouldn’t go into my iPhone anymore. What amazed me is when I went online to buy the same cable again on Amazon (considering it served me faithfully and lasted me a good 3 years), I noticed that Anker actually have a lifetime guarantee on this particular item. Lifetime? I was a bit amused but I presume this is their top of the range cable so must be either good marketing or there was a small chance it was too good to be true. So, I decided to see how hard the process would be, whilst not hoping for much due to the experience of ‘lifetime guarantees’ from other companies, but I opened an Amazon chat window to what to do, and they sent me an email, which I clicked, and a couple of minutes later I got an email feom Anker asking me what happened to the item with 3 simple questions. I explained that the part that sticks into the iPhone was now intermittent and half broken and attached my photo, and amazingly, they stood by their gaurantee and sent me a new cable with a thank you note within 2 days. I couldn’t believe it, as I have been let down by either rubbish products or rubbish companies in the past, but Anker really did stand up to their word, did not make a replacement more difficult than it should be (I didn’t have to post it back, the photo with the serial number on the cable was enough), so I guess this cable should be called The Lightning Cable for Life :) Much better value paying a bit more for this classy thick cable, than having to buy rubbish cables that break every few months and then paying twice or three times or even more to replace them time and again.

If you’re looking at these reviews then it’s probably because you’ve looked at the cheaper multipack ones that are half the price but have terrible reviews, which has cast doubt in your mind about buying some! I did the same. Those cheap Chinese knock offs either don’t work straight out of the box or they work for a week or two before failing. The Anker charging lead may be slightly more expensive but that’s because it’s not a cheap knock off and is MFI (made for iPhone). It’s well made, it’s sturdy, it’s a decent product that is as good as (if not better than) Apple’s and most importantly it works. I wanted a short lead so I could use Apple CarPlay in my car, I opted for the 30cm black cable as I didn’t want any unsightly wires dangling all round the place, plus the black just blends in with the interior of the car - no stand out ugly white cable making things look untidy (maybe that’s just my ocd kicking in). I’ve only had it a few days but it works perfectly in both mine and my wife’s cars. My advice is spend the extra few quid on one of these because if you buy a cheapo alternative then you’ll be back on here in a few weeks looking for another! Buy cheap, buy twice. Having been through what feels like a hundred Apple cables over the years, this one actually feels like it’s built to last. I guess time will tell.

This cable feels and looks very strong. It's braided for strength and comes in a neat little zipper pouch for storage.

Best cable I’ve bought. Lasted longer than an iPhone cable and other Anker cables I bought. Perfect short length for keeping in the kitchen and charging on the go with a power bank. Mine is red and my children keep taking it when they can’t find their cables!

Feels better quality than others I have had and the cable and connectors seem sturdy and stay in the phone without wobbling around. The downside is that the cable is a bit thicker than others and a bit stiifer / more cumbersome; when i am winding it up to put it away it feels a bit unwieldy and i feel like i am forcing it to bend more than i should. It has a velcro tab to hold the cable together and keep it tidy when not in use but i end up with it in quite a big bulky folded lump rather than a nice neat flexible coil but I would rather have this than a flimsy poor quality one that breaks . Its not the fastest to charge but it is 3m long , i dont know if that affects the charging speed but its not bad, is fine for my use.

Quality. You can tell straight away that it is going to last. It is rare to say but I think that it is better than an apple charger lead.

Having brought a shorter lead I now found that I wanted this longer version, it does what it says, it’s nicely made, feels good to use.

Sometimes you only need a short cable…