which charger is fake/real and why?

Hello, I am wondering if one of these chargers are fake/counterfeit? They are both listed as “A1400” chargers.

Posted on Dec 4, 2025 6:12 AM

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Dec 5, 2025 5:19 AM in response to Usernsbdhdhdjdjeivrrdjdhss

i just found them outside , picked them up and took them with me. i wanna know which is original (maybe both are) how + why


And....maybe both are fake.


Did you read my first reply?......the only way to know if the charger is genuine is for you to buy the charger from an authorized Apple dealer.


(Here, I am assuming that you are not willing to pay someone to saw open the device to take a look inside and also saw open a genuine charger so you can compare the two devices.)


The only other advice I can give is to repeat again that you should not be using the charger with the burn marks.



Dec 4, 2025 8:03 AM in response to Usernsbdhdhdjdjeivrrdjdhss

Usernsbdhdhdjdjeivrrdjdhss wrote:

i just found them outside , picked them up and took them with me. i wanna know which is original (maybe both are) how + why

There is no way to know that, because fakes have the same external look as genuine. Here are two videos explaining this:


Apple iPod chargers - fake versus genuine - YouTube

2 counterfeit iPhone adapter video

which charger is fake/real and why?

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