Fake charger?

[souko]

Hi,
does somebody knows if is this charger original? I think, that it is fake but owner of this charger says me, that it is original charger that came with iPad Air 2.

 

[44267547]

Hi,
does somebody knows if is this charger original? I think, that it is fake but owner of this charger says me, that it is original charger that came with iPad Air 2.

If You read the technical writing on the charger, it _should_ say “Designed by Apple in California, assembled in China”. Yours says ‘Designed in California Assembled in China.”

I think its a fake.

 

[souko]

If You read the technical writing on the charger, it _should_ say “Designed by Apple in California, assembled in China”. Yours says ‘Designed in California Assembled in China.”

I think its a fake.

Yes, I agree with you. Only want to be sure.

 

[keysofanxiety]

Chiming in with my $0.02.

 

[souko]

So I considered the charger and it weights 51g, original Apple weights about 75g. So it will be fake.

 

[44267547]

So I considered the charger and it weights 51g, original Apple weights about 75g. So it will be fake.

The Reason it’s lighter is because it’s missing the insulation inside, which also poses a potential fire hazard. Similar issues happened with Amazon selling fake chargers, and they found out that the counterfeits were missing insulation, which actually were causing sporadic fires.

 

[JPack]

It's a fake because:

1. Real 10W adapters are supplied by Foxlink. Your adapter is made by "OFS Technology."
2. "Apple" is missing from the text.

It's not an outright fake, but it's pretty close clone.

 

[NoBoMac]

Will echo others in that the word "Apple" is missing in several places. Model number is wrong. And as above, wrong company (Foxlink, Flextronics make the chargers).

Old link, but applicable to iPad Air 2. These are what a legit label on a charger should look like.

https://www.apple.com/power-adapters/

 

[souko]

And can this be original? It weights 75g. There is Designed by Apple in California but the charger looks different than my other ones.

 

[souko]

And can this be original? It weights 75g. There is Designed by Apple in California but the charger looks different than my other ones.

According to https://www.apple.com/in/power-adapters/ it is original