I am sure not everybody gets their accessories from official shops or through official means; getting a small sized accessory such as a USB cable can turn out worse in some scenarios. So i’ll be taking you through how to differentiate original USB cables from fake ones.
Meaning of USB and What it Stands For
According to general definition, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a specification to establish communication between devices and a host controller (usually personal computer). Nowadays, USB has replaced a variety of earlier PC interfaces, its functionality vary from one cable to another due to differences in its build and it’s ability to supply power to the peripheral devices, USB is often used as a power charger for portable devices.
How To Differentiate Original USB Cables From Fake Ones
Differentiating between the original and fake USB cables (or cord if you may like) are based on the measurement of quality, functionality (and more), rather than a determinant of the longevity of the cables. USB cables lasting long mostly depends on the ways of usages.
There are several uncalled-for experiences with not using quality USB cables, some of these includes – unusual delay in charging, malfunctioning, fluctuations or irregularities while connected to your device. Some of these fake cables can also damage your battery or make your device extremely hot when in use.
Let’s look at how to differentiate original USB cables (or cords) from the fake ones: After getting any USB cable/cord, take a good look at your USB, you will see two holes that reveals the USB pinouts connector outer shell. If its colour is gold then that means it is copper, and it’s original rather than the silver coloured aluminium ones, which makes it less original.
Coppers are known for their high conductivity compared to aluminium, coppers are also known for their high tensile strength (the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart).
Although aluminium has only about 60 percent of the conductivity of these coppers, but the tensile strength is very low ( which tears apart when subjected to tension or stress) that which makes the USB malfunction.
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