iPhone14/Plus/Pro/Pro Max Accessories Thread

[szeli]

Is MFI cables really needed? My friend buy those lazada essanger cable for $3 and those bassues cables for $6 and charge till super happy.
their cables also built like tank compared to original apple cables

try non-MFi cables at yr own risk

 

[cutiedoggy92]

I never use lens protector before and no issue at all for iPhones which I had used.

I thought so too until I saw the paint around the camera lens start to peel off

 

[skpuppy]

try non-MFi cables at yr own risk

What will be the problem?

 

[KeYoKe]

What will be the problem?

Non mfi certified cables might not be made according to apple specs. Long term use might damage the battery or even the device. So use at your own risk.

Or even suddenly the phone will stop charging after a software update

 

[szeli]

What will be the problem?

they can suddenly stop working

 

[caesium2108]

I switched to Club Forest Green

Looking good! I always had the green leather case on my green 13pm, now i joined the ink club for the 14pm. After looking at your picture i think this could be my next case! But also have one Mous 5.0 on the way. Any mous users here? Never bought them before so wanted to try!

 

[kashix]

Is MFI cables really needed? My friend buy those lazada essanger cable for $3 and those bassues cables for $6 and charge till super happy.
their cables also built like tank compared to original apple cables

wapiang, your iPhone cost like 1.7k-2k+, you dare to use those $3 cable to charge your phone uh wdf lol, later phone got problem, damage your phone or cable melted or what, then kpkb say why save on cheapo cable

2 things I won't save, the charging adaptor and the charging cable, need to get good grade/original kind.

 

[daisuki]

wapiang, your iPhone cost like 1.7k-2k+, you dare to use those $3 cable to charge your phone uh wdf lol, later phone got problem, damage your phone or cable melted or what, then kpkb say why save on cheapo cable

2 things I won't save, the charging adaptor and the charging cable, need to get good grade/original kind.

The cable itself are just a few strands of copper. That is how it has been for many wirings.

What matters is how much strands of copper does it have? The more wattage u want to pass through it, the more strands u need to prevent stress on the individual strands that will cost it to catch fire on the parts with low burning point as a result of the strands overheating.
This kind of max 20W to 30W charge don't need that much but the more it has, the safer. But it will be thicker. Even earphones typically have 8 strands. And I'm talking about those audiophile headphone cable ones.

Copper is actually cheap. So $3 for a bunch of copper strands is actually the proper asking price. U r all too accustomed to Apple's 100x price increase where they earn 99% of ur money for themselves vs the cost of their cable which is maybe at most, 1-3%? Why do u think they are so rich?

From waiting for their competitors to flood the market with the new technology like behind the screen camera and then wait a few years till the prices of in-screen camera to drop due to many manufacturers producing such hardware and then come and buy and use the same hardware at a cheaper cost due to high production rate of the said hardware. Thus, they can earn more from ur phone vs the cheap components. And don't say their software engineers are expensive. Go have a look at their salaries. It's also low vs market rate. They say that it's a privilege to work for Apple. So it's either u accept this low pay or we'll replace u with someone else who is grateful to work for a company like Apple which is aplenty. Thus, again, maximizing the profits for the higher ups at Apple. Making the rich richer, while the poor, poorer due to them paying for the high costs for brand and low cost to their engineers and the manufacturing parts so they'll have more money to themselves.

Anyway back to charging things, what mostly matters is the charging adaptor itself. U need to make sure they are quality components to again, prevent it from short-circuiting or overheating and catching fire. That is just as important, if not more, than the strands of cable in which Apple already charges ur phone so slowly with

 

[skpuppy]

wapiang, your iPhone cost like 1.7k-2k+, you dare to use those $3 cable to charge your phone uh wdf lol, later phone got problem, damage your phone or cable melted or what, then kpkb say why save on cheapo cable

2 things I won't save, the charging adaptor and the charging cable, need to get good grade/original kind.

Apple care mah.

 

[swathe]

No problem with non MFI cables for years even with fast charging. Just some lesser known brands has the usual connector detection problem after a year of insertion.

 

[anthonygreenisreal]

I think ugreen cable and charger are good enough for price and performance/reliability concern.

 

[我要买GTR]

I think ugreen cable and charger are good enough for price and performance/reliability concern.

Yes ugreen cables are good. I use their 100W power brick to charge my laptop & iphone etc. Very good quality.

I used to use a lot of baseus cables. Now slowly converting to ugreen.

 

[xSupremex]

how about those 3 in 1 wireless charger kind? Are these not recommended for wireless charging?

https://shopee.sg/product/64760759/7961390001?smtt=0.17495228-1663718582.9

 

[我要买GTR]

The cable itself are just a few strands of copper. That is how it has been for many wirings.

What matters is how much strands of copper does it have? The more wattage u want to pass through it, the more strands u need to prevent stress on the individual strands that will cost it to catch fire on the parts with low burning point as a result of the strands overheating.
This kind of max 20W to 30W charge don't need that much but the more it has, the safer. But it will be thicker. Even earphones typically have 8 strands. And I'm talking about those audiophile headphone cable ones.

Copper is actually cheap. So $3 for a bunch of copper strands is actually the proper asking price. U r all too accustomed to Apple's 100x price increase where they earn 99% of ur money for themselves vs the cost of their cable which is maybe at most, 1-3%? Why do u think they are so rich?

From waiting for their competitors to flood the market with the new technology like behind the screen camera and then wait a few years till the prices of in-screen camera to drop due to many manufacturers producing such hardware and then come and buy and use the same hardware at a cheaper cost due to high production rate of the said hardware. Thus, they can earn more from ur phone vs the cheap components. And don't say their software engineers are expensive. Go have a look at their salaries. It's also low vs market rate. They say that it's a privilege to work for Apple. So it's either u accept this low pay or we'll replace u with someone else who is grateful to work for a company like Apple which is aplenty. Thus, again, maximizing the profits for the higher ups at Apple. Making the rich richer, while the poor, poorer due to them paying for the high costs for brand and low cost to their engineers and the manufacturing parts so they'll have more money to themselves.

Anyway back to charging things, what mostly matters is the charging adaptor itself. U need to make sure they are quality components to again, prevent it from short-circuiting or overheating and catching fire. That is just as important, if not more, than the strands of cable in which Apple already charges ur phone so slowly with

People use what they feel is right for them la. Products also have quality & of course branding involved.

I personally won't use my ugreen or anker power adapters on $3 taobao no brand cables. But I would use $5 baseus cable or $15 ugreen cable. It all rounds down to brand trust & built quality.

I wouldn't buy an official apple cable for retail because it breaks too easily & doesn't justify it's price despite being official apple. But if it's included in my device purchase I'll more than be glad to use them.

 

[KeYoKe]

how about those 3 in 1 wireless charger kind? Are these not recommended for wireless charging?

https://shopee.sg/product/64760759/7961390001?smtt=0.17495228-1663718582.9

belkin generally makes good charging products. they are one of the apple trusted partners for chargers

 

[ragnarok95]

I just use Apple original cables in office and home. It works so i don't really care. I have a spare short ugreen cable for my power bank but ever since i went to 13PM, i dun need to bring a power bank out.

 

[Jirachi]

I think ugreen cable and charger are good enough for price and performance/reliability concern.

UGREEN is my favourite.

 

[ladiesman217]

Buy an expensive phone but cheap out on cheap non-MFI cables and cheap cases.

i will never skimp on cheap ass cables and cases on such an expensive phone.

 

[KingOfSbw]

Applecare+ also cover the original cable also right? If wear off like the wires are exposed, can exchange of a new one or not?

 

[argentinafa]

Applecare+ also cover the original cable also right? If wear off like the wires are exposed, can exchange of a new one or not?

Yes can. Even without AC+, our 1 year wty covers the damage of our USB-C to lightning cable as well.

Book an appt before going down, especially during now launch period those Specialists are extremely busy.