how sturdy is the materal? will the USB part and the charger part rip off and break easily like the original Apple chargers do?
587420
It's a lot sturdier than the apple charger with a little thicker chord. The extra length is nice so you won't be stretching chord like with the original 3ft apple chord. For the money it's a good buy.
587421
No, it is by far the most durable cord I've used in the long line of apple chargers I've used over the years!!!
587422
I asked my 10 year son and he says it's "awesome". It's much thicker than the original cord and way more durable. I don't think you'll be disappointed. The length is good too.
587423
material is very sturdy. sturdier than apple's materials actually. not that easy to wrap tightly bc they're sturdy. unfortunately I don't know if that relates to durability of the actual product. one of my cables stopped working after 2 months. but my other ones are going strong.
587424
Only time will tell for certain but preliminary indications are that the quality is good. The material does seem to me to be better than those very soft apple cords
587425
I've been using the cord for over a month of constant use and seen no signs of wear. I used to do tech support and this is one of the heaviest duty USB cords I've come across.
587426
No, not at all. It's EXTREMELY durable and is reinforced in high wear areas. I highly recommend this cord.
677771
I have one, it is very much durable. The only thing is that i can only charge my Galaxy s4 from 1% to about 41% on it. Just keep that in mind.
2107245
It's very durable, I've dropped mine several of times and it protects my phone. The charge seems to last a little longer than the iPhone battery. So if their both charged up it has lasted me the entire day with a lot of use. It depends on how much you use it. If you don't use it much the charge can last 1.5-2 days almost. I have a 4s, not sure of the 5s model.
1363844
I have an adapter that plugs into the wall and has a female USB slot and this cable charges my phone. The only thing about this product is that the device in the middle which retracts the cable broke within a month, but the cable itself is fine. I've been using the same cable I bought about two years ago every night to charge my phone and sync it with my computer. I definitely recommend this.
1703735
I have used this to charge a Motorola phone, an HTC OneX and a Barnes and Noble Nook with no damage to any of the units. I'm not an Apple guy either.
716310
I use this in my car to sync/charge my phone. So far i have have no issues. Only had it about 5 days. Seems pretty solid. hope this helps.
1763336
I don't know, I can vouch that it is sturdy though. When I used to drop mine the back would pop off and sometimes the battery would fly out as well, but I'd just put it back together and it worked fine. I had two for three years. It was a great phone for me at the time but in this day and age you might want to look at something a little more powerful, at least with a 1 ghz processor, more power being better. If this phone had that I'd probably still be using it.
355067
I have had zero problems with mine and have actually bought two car chargers as well. Great product in my opinion. I haven't had anything break or failures to charge. Unless you are abusing this thing I can't see how it would have some of the problems people mention.
748471
I bought this becuase my kids have iPads and I have the iPhone 6. Its a great way to charge multiple devices and it does not effect the battery life at all. I have the original apple charger and my phone goes 3 days without charging. However if your using a some generic usb then the batter life will decresae signfically. I learned that after purchasing a purple charger from eBay. Its would charge my battery to 100% but it would die in hours.
767789
The bases are sturdy but if you mean 'heavy', then that are not. They're simply a charge port and as such are probably about 95% plastic. I have a master system and about 4 of the handsets connected to it. Never had a problem with any of it. But the phone sits high in the charger, so if you bump it, it will fall over.
33379
Probably because they are a cheap knock off from China. Our original charger from HKC broke within weeks. HKC kept telling me the originals were on backorder and they are the ones that suggested buying one from Amazon. I ordered this so my 8 year old could still use her tablet in the meantime. She uses it nearly daily and has had no problems whatsoever. This charger actually feels more sturdy than the original and is still working great. Three months later we finally got the replacement from HKC and have decided to put that one in storage in case anything happens to this one. I highly recommend this charger! Probably because they are a cheap knock off from China. Our original charger from HKC broke within weeks. HKC kept telling me the originals were on backorder and they are the ones that suggested buying one from Amazon. I ordered this so my 8 year old could still use her tablet in the meantime. She uses it nearly daily and has had no problems whatsoever. This charger actually feels more sturdy than the original and is still working great. Three months later we finally got the replacement from HKC and have decided to put that one in storage in case anything happens to this one. I highly... » Read More Probably because they are a cheap knock off from China. Our original charger from HKC broke within weeks. HKC kept telling me the originals were on backorder and they are the ones that suggested buying one from Amazon. I ordered this so my 8 year old could still use her tablet in the meantime. She uses it nearly daily and has had no problems whatsoever. This charger actually feels more sturdy than the original and is still working great. Three months later we finally got the replacement from HKC and have decided to put that one in storage in case anything happens to this one. I highly recommend this charger! « Show Less
2130033
It is probably as durable as the cable supplied by Apple, I have had no trouble with mine.
2109311
Yes,however this chargers lightning connector split for me and this is heavy however would work best for you if you travel a lot a don't mind the weight. It really holds the iphone 5 charge specially very well.
1012129
I wouldn't suggest buying it. The one I bought was so poorly constructed that it broke in three days standing on a still surface (charging slot fell off). I can't predict how long it'd last if it's moving or shaking.
333130
Umm it seems to work good I mean don't swing it around crazily like but my mom did drop hers (after a while) and it broke the corner of what the phone attaches to it but now I have to get her a new one, but she loved it! So it was really worth it but just make sure it's closed and everything should be fine ! I hope you'll enjoys yours as much as my mom did!
453242
They are the average size of the original apple chargers. Mine didn't last long. Some of them didn't even work upon arrival.
1563913
My first one lasted well over one year before it started to fall apart. Probably close to 2 years, but I am pretty gentle using my devices. I agree the low price is worth the length of time it lasted.