How To Check Apple Charger Cable Is Original. BTW do you mean the thingy that plugs into the wall or the cable that connects the thingy that plugs into the wall to your phone. It has a slightly shorter USB.

Neither are chargers - the charge is built into the phone. Select Test Data Cable. Having a look at the connectors on the Lightning end and the USB end is a good way of telling if your charger is Apple certified.
Select the Genuine Accessories tool.
In this video I show you how to tell if these are real or fake lightning cable. Apples charger is pictured on the left. Original Apple Lightning connector always come with GreyMetallic faceplate inserts White or Black faceplate inserts mean fake. You can find them all over the sites like Amazon and eBay it can be difficult for an untrained eye to find the difference.
