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I have the complete opposite experience aligning with the OP. Out of all the hundreds of cables I've used, only the white iPhone cables tend to fail in this ma

I have the complete opposite experience aligning with the OP. Out of all the hundreds of cables I've used, only the white iPhone cables tend to fail in this manner. In fact, not a single white iPhone cable has been spared from this insidious fault. This is a direct unarguable observation for me - how come so many other cables I own and use in similar manner don't fray?

hughrr 5y ago
I'm using the cable that came with my 6s on my 12. There was an intermediate XR as well. The only unarguable thing is the disparity between what we're doing.
SmellTheGlove 5y ago
In fairness, any cable of this style I've bought has failed the same way. I have a bunch of generic lightning cables that are white, with the little nub of rubber strain relief like the genuine cables, and they fail the same way too. They look nice, and even on the ones where the insulation is torn, I've only had to throw one away for not working at all (Apple or generic) of the probably dozen I own. But I've also recently started buying braided cables to replace the Apple/apple-like varieties. The fabric braided ones from Monoprice look nice and seem a bit more durable - likely because the sleeving is also thicker and you can't bend them at sharp angles without feeling like you're doing something obviously wrong.
ksec 5y ago
The iPhone Cables are the only ones that does it without some sort of strain relieves, which means they have a far higher rate of failure. I brought Anker PowerLine II and III ( Not the + version ) for my family and friends and so far apart from one connector failure ( Not the cable ), all of them have survived the years of usage with no signs of cable damage. It is such a relieve knowing your cable should last years if not decades. We used to joke apart Apple made the cable so bad because they expect us to buy a new iPhone every two years anyway, which is when all of our lightning cables somehow failed. I am also wondering, if it is really that environmental friendly to make your cable free of certain material but they break 10 times easier and end up so much more in landfill. Compare to make one that last literally forever. Lightning Cables are sold in hundreds of millions unit a year. And Apple earns money and commission from lightning chips, connector and MFi.
spear 5y ago
I had a black Amazon Basics cable that failed, although the insulation had more of a clean break rather than disintegrating.

hughrr 5y ago

I'm using the cable that came with my 6s on my 12. There was an intermediate XR as well. The only unarguable thing is the disparity between what we're doing.

SmellTheGlove 5y ago

In fairness, any cable of this style I've bought has failed the same way. I have a bunch of generic lightning cables that are white, with the little nub of rubber strain relief like the genuine cables, and they fail the same way too. They look nice, and even on the ones where the insulation is torn, I've only had to throw one away for not working at all (Apple or generic) of the probably dozen I own. But I've also recently started buying braided cables to replace the Apple/apple-like varieties. The fabric braided ones from Monoprice look nice and seem a bit more durable - likely because the sleeving is also thicker and you can't bend them at sharp angles without feeling like you're doing something obviously wrong.

ksec 5y ago

The iPhone Cables are the only ones that does it without some sort of strain relieves, which means they have a far higher rate of failure. I brought Anker PowerLine II and III ( Not the + version ) for my family and friends and so far apart from one connector failure ( Not the cable ), all of them have survived the years of usage with no signs of cable damage. It is such a relieve knowing your cable should last years if not decades. We used to joke apart Apple made the cable so bad because they expect us to buy a new iPhone every two years anyway, which is when all of our lightning cables somehow failed. I am also wondering, if it is really that environmental friendly to make your cable free of certain material but they break 10 times easier and end up so much more in landfill. Compare to make one that last literally forever. Lightning Cables are sold in hundreds of millions unit a year. And Apple earns money and commission from lightning chips, connector and MFi.

spear 5y ago

I had a black Amazon Basics cable that failed, although the insulation had more of a clean break rather than disintegrating.