As soon as the iPhone 15 went on sale, we rushed to checkis it possible to charge it with the cheapest USB-C cables from China.
The conclusion, according to our testers, was simple: yes, you can. We didn’t see any difference, despite the horror rumors about Apple’s power limitations.
Now, after three months, there have really been a few complaints about problems with “Chinese” USB-C cables paired with the iPhone 15. Basically, such cords die in a boring, classic way: they just don’t work anymore and that’s it.
But there is another case, like this lucky guy from Reddit. The most interesting thing is that in the end the culprit was not the cable at all.
An American’s USB-C burned out in his iPhone
I knew the iPhone 15 Pro Max got hot, but after a month of use, mine got so hot during an overnight charge that it literally burned my finger.
When I took out the charger, the cable had already melted, burned through the braid, and part of the plug was firmly stuck in the USB-C port.
How can I take it out? Problem with your phone, charger or cable? I don’t have AppleCare. Will Apple fix this?
According to the owner of the iPhone, he bought the cable directly from Amazon, from a series of their “branded” laces. I also used the charger outsider. Naturally, all the comments there are the same: it’s my own fault, I bought rubbish, the result is predictable.
Amazon does not produce these products, but simply resells cheap accessories like those that each of you can buy on AliExpress for a couple of hundred rubles. So a similar problem can easily arise with them.
What’s to blame and should I worry?
The reason is actually obvious, and the cable definitely has nothing to do with it. He simply accepted the consequences.
It’s a matter of charging. By purchasing third-party USB-C power supplies from unknown manufacturers, especially those with high output power, you risk ending up in the shoes of this unlucky American. It’s good that he noticed the overheating in time. But the phone was lying on the bed at that moment, and further events could have developed according to a completely different scenario.
So once again I advise what seems obvious, but (judging by similar cases) is still incredible for many: DO NOT use little-known or simply cheap chargers with your iPhone and iPad. Each new generation of gadgets takes up more and more power, and along with this, the danger of short circuits and other troubles increases.
Saving several hundred rubles will sooner or later end in a burned-out power supply, a burned-out cable, a burned-out device port, or all at once. And that’s the best case scenario. So use whatever cable you like, but don’t skimp on the block.
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iPhones.ru As soon as the iPhone 15 went on sale, we rushed to check whether it could be charged with the cheapest USB-C cables from China. The conclusion, according to our testers, was simple: yes, you can. We didn’t see any difference, despite the horror rumors about Apple’s power limitations. Now, after three months, there have been complaints about problems with “Chinese” USB-C cables in pairs…
Nikita Goryainov
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