This is something that may seem obvious, although it is true that we have all bought or have a charger for our iPhone, iPad or Apple device that is not official, studies carried out by several consultancies affirm that these represent a real danger for Apple devices. and in this case the United Kingdom Trading Standards Institute (Chartered Trading Standards Institute) has carried out various tests with more than 400 false chargers and the result obtained is that 99% represent a danger, only three were saved. In reality, no one escapes the purchase of an unofficial Apple charger and the high cost of these official chargers makes us buyers of these replicas that can be lethal for the idevice.
The tests carried out on these chargers by the CTSI are not chosen at random and it is that the UK Consumer Protection Agency has been in charge of requesting the evidence. Apparently too high a number of users have come forward with complaints about various failures in their iPhone and after testing the devices they conclude with what we are more or less clear about, the use of these chargers is not advisable. In the tests carried out, the only thing that was done was to check the voltages of these chargers that are not original and it seems that only 3 of them successfully withstood the test.
In reality, no one is aware that the quality of a € 5 charger is not the same as a € 10 or € 30 charger that Apple sells, but this is something that becomes complicated to manage when we have to charge our equipment in several different sites and we need more than one charger or when the original one of the equipment breaks down. In the case of the iPhone we can say that the cable is not of the best qualities that can be offered, but the charger does withstand the passage of time well..
On the other hand, this problem not only affects the iPhone, iPad, Mac and the rest of the equipment of the company of the bitten apple, all devices are susceptible to damage with these fake chargers. Currently we know of a few cases of devices burned due to fake chargers or even the recent recall of Xiaomi adapters in the Amazon online store for failing to pass the relevant EU controls, but this is another matter.