Reviews for Lightning to USB Cable (1 m)

I've had this cord for about four months and the lightning end of the cord came loose and won't charge my phone. It's a shame the 30-pin connecters would last 4 years, not 4 months.

This is probably the most sturdy cable Apple has built. They have made the base of the connecters longer so that they are sturdier and should not break as easily. The new connector is reversible which makes it easier to connect to the iPhone. It works well with the wall chargers of previous iPhones and iPods. The only thing that this cable is lacking in is length, it could be a little longer. Good Job Apple. I can not wait for the Lightening Cable to be mass released.

The design of this cable is absolutely awful. The cable is so fragile, that simply charging your iOS device will result in the cable end coming loose and failing within a relatively short period of time. I've gone through 4 of these cables, and I am very careful. The cable could be made far better by reinforcing the end and perhaps adding a plastic/rubber tab that would be easier to grip with thumb and index finger. This is almost as bad as my 17"MBP that won't charge under load... Very dissatisfied. Would give 0 stars if possible.

# cables stopped working after less than 4 months... ridiculous!

It works perfectly when it's not broken, but that only lasts a couple months.
I just had to buy a new one very recently, and then that one broke too. The cord seems to be bunching up at the top and for some reason that's causing it to not charge anymore. Apple really needs to fix this, because I don't have the money to keep buying these.

I hate this cord! I have to drive an hour each time I need a new one, and I'm on number 6 in 3 months! I would go back to my iPhone 4 if I could just because of this cord.

New lightning cable works fine when just needing to sync, unfortunately it now charges my iPhone 5 only intermittently. The computer sees the phone, but no matter which port I use, on either work, home, or laptop, I can't get it to charge regularly. Hope to talk to Apple today for a fix as I only have this one charger. After scanning the forums, I don't appear to be the only one who has this problem.

I ordered one more of these for my new iPhone 5 and it broke after just 2 days of usage, it doesn't stay in place anymore. Has Apple tested these new connectors enough??!!

Just like everyone else I had just the one charger when I bought the phone so I just bought a brand new cable to have at work and it doesnt work at all through the usb. It came on once but did not have any option to download photos or anything but it charged. Second thru twelfth times I have tried it nothing. No pop ups on screen, no screen showing it is charging. What a piece of junk. Gave it two stars because the first one worked that was shipped with the phone. I plugged it into multiple computers too and still nothing

One of my concerns when first hearing about this cable was compatibility and durability, the Lightning cable just looked so thin online! Also, what about all my old docking stations?

Well, as it turns out, I didn't use the old docking stations much at all anyway -- everything I played my music on was wireless! I use my Apple TV for music in my room, and my AirPort Express is connected to my patio speakers, allowing me to stream my music outside. So who cares about the old iPod stereos? If you still need one, Apple does offer an adapter.

As for durability, the Lightning cable is made of some type of metal (not sure which though), and I've found it to be incredibly sleek and durable over the past few weeks. In fact, it's so durable that I'm surprised they didn't ship a new iPhone dock for it!

In summary, this change was much needed and paves the road for all sorts of engineering innovation in future products. The only question now is what to do with all the 30-pin dock connectors I've amassed over the past years.

RIP, 30-pin dock connector. 2003-2012.