So if you browse Amazon you will see plenty of Lightning cables that are half or less then half the cost then OEM Apple cables but a lot of caution should be thrown to the wind when trying to save a couple bucks when buying a charge cable for such an expensive phone. Luckily TechMatte figured out a way to provide a MFi cable that matches Apple's OEM pretty darn close. There are some cost-cutting measures which aren't very noticeable but I will point them out.
1) OEM cable has a soft/bendy cable which feels nice but as plenty of people know the cable can break down easy over time. TechMatte seems to use a thicker BUT cheaper feeling cable (think more of a plastic coating vs a soft coating)
2) OEM cable has different ending material, yes both are plastic but just seems to be a different type of plastic. OEM feels better IMO but there is nothing wrong with TechMatte at all. I mean really would you let something like that bother you? Remember you are saving at least $7.
3) Now this is where the "cheaper" material actually has a beneficial use. Anyone who's anyone knows that with your OEM cable you are likely to get fraying on the ends of the cables that are connected to the ports because the soft plastic breaks down. This has been a known issue with Apple for a long time. TechMatte using the "cheaper" material actually have more rigidity in this area which leads me to believe that this cable is LESS likely to fray under normal use (if at all).
TechMatte does have some very small branding on the plastic coupling that plug into your device but its not distracting. Speaking of this coupling it appears to be the same size as the OEM cable (MAYBE A TAD THICKER). Ive run into no issues using this cable with various cases.
All in all this is a great alternative to the OEM Apple cable with some cost-cutting measures. I would highly recommend this as a back-up cable or a 2nd/3rd/4th cable. At this price you could buy 2 of them instead of 1 cable from Apple. I give it a 5/5 even with the minor things I have mentioned.
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1) OEM cable has a soft/bendy cable which feels nice but as plenty of people know the cable can break down easy over time. TechMatte seems to use a thicker BUT cheaper feeling cable (think more of a plastic coating vs a soft coating)
2) OEM cable has different ending material, yes both are plastic but just seems to be a different type of plastic. OEM feels better IMO but there is nothing wrong with TechMatte at all. I mean really would you let something like that bother you? Remember you are saving at least $7.
3) Now this is where the "cheaper" material actually has a beneficial use. Anyone who's anyone knows that with your OEM cable you are likely to get fraying on the ends of the cables that are connected to the ports because the soft plastic breaks down. This has been a known issue with Apple for a long time. TechMatte using the "cheaper" material actually have more rigidity in this area which leads me to believe that this cable is LESS likely to fray under normal use (if at all).
TechMatte does have some very small branding on the plastic coupling that plug into your device but its not distracting. Speaking of this coupling it appears to be the same size as the OEM cable (MAYBE A TAD THICKER). Ive run into no issues using this cable with various cases.
All in all this is a great alternative to the OEM Apple cable with some cost-cutting measures. I would highly recommend this as a back-up cable or a 2nd/3rd/4th cable. At this price you could buy 2 of them instead of 1 cable from Apple. I give it a 5/5 even with the minor things I have mentioned.
purchase @ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KWKKO40/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0
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