Reviews for Lightning to USB Cable (1 m)

Initially had some (major) problems with unplugging the USB end from my battery charger, but I've had 6 of these OEM Apple Lighting USB cables since October and none have failed yet. Fingers crossed. Only 4 stars because overpriced, should be $5-10, especially given the fact that you need 1 in every car, 1 in every purse/computer bag, 1 in every house, a couple in your kitchen and family room, etc. We spent $200 x 2 for our iPhones and $100 on cables. Go figure.

The only thing I don't like about this cable is the price. We all know how inexpensive these can be manufactured.

From an engineering perspective, this cable and the Lightning port is pretty genius. Reversible and all digital. Gone are the days of noisy audio from analog ports.

I have to admit that I wasn't to happy that Apple went to the Lighting cable at first, as I was thinking about the adapters (30pin to Lighting) that I had to buy which are very expensive. However, I find that the Lighting cable is much quicker to plug in (either direction too) and I find that it chargers fast.

Reading all these reviews where people are having these issues of failure and "on my 3rd cable because of epic failure" is very confusing to me...IT'S A FREAKING CABLE! How can you be having so many issues with it... really???

The only reason I rated it a 4 instead of 5 is because of the added extensions and adapters I have had to buy. But besides that it's all good with me.

I really like the new lightning end, but the USB end needs to be redesigned so the cord doesn't get ruined at the hole. As usual, Apple seems to be charging more than necessary for these cords. Also, once again... THE CORD IS TOO SHORT!!! How about a 6 footer and maybe a 9 footer??

Overall good product. Apple over charges but they're far better than the generic cables/chargers.

I love the new adapter for the iPhone, but would really love to have a four foot long wire. I charge my phone in my bedroom and the outlet is behind the bed. Having a longer wire so my phone sits on the end table easily would be great.

or flare it wider. There is not much room to grip the plug, and even less if you are plugging it into an Iphone 5 while it's in a rugged case. If you pull on the wire instead of the hard part of the lightning connector to disconnect, you'll eventually break the wires under the rubber coating. I like the shrunken connector, but they have to either make the hard part of the lightning connector another half inch longer, or wider, so that it can be gripped more easily, which will help people avoid breaking the wires by pulling on the cord.

i've read how people are complaining about the length of the lightning cord. Easy solution folks, pick up a USB extention cable which are sold in longer lengths. That's what I did.... Problem solved!

As for my 4 star rating..it'd be a 5 if the length were longer directly from Apple. otherwise, it's a cable, what's to brag about? It serves it's intended purpose.

Based on all my kids' urging I bought the iPhone 5. It is a phenomenal phone. THE DEATH OF THIS PHONE WILL BE THE LIGHTNING. It is fast, but flimsy, and I am extremely concerned that the female jack on the phone will fail early, like the old Treo jacks did years ago, rendering the phone useless. Why such a silly deviation from a proven, years old product?

This thing is great. If this was the only one we'd ever have known, people would be more enthusiastic. I love how I don't have to check for the icon when I use it and that it seats very securely. I didn't notice the cord length until I started reading these reviews. I look at it this way; Apple is a big proponent of industrial design wouldn't make a change like this unless they had throughly tried it themselves and validated that it was better. It is in my opinion. I'm taking one of the reviewers advice ands buying a second cord for $20. Let's face it; what can you buy that is worth anything anymore that's less than $20? A year from now people won't say anything about and accept it as normal.