Don’t use inexpensive chargers with your new iPhone 15. Otherwise, you’ll end up like this American.

As soon as the iPhone 15 went on sale, we rushed to see if it could be charged with durable, cheap USB-C cables from China.

The conclusion, according to our testers, was simple: yes, you can. There are no differences, despite rumors and horror stories about noise from Apple.

Now, in just three months, there have really been a few complaints about problems with “Chinese” USB-C cables paired with the iPhone 15. In general, such cords die in a boring, classic way: they simply don’t work anymore and that’s it.

But there is another case, like this lucky guy from Reddit. The most interesting thing is that in the end the culprit was not the cable at all.

An American’s USB-C burned out in his iPhone

I knew the iPhone 15 Pro Max got hot, but after a month of use, mine got so hot during an overnight charge that it literally burned my finger.

When I took out the charger, the cable had already melted, burned through the braiding, and part of the plug was firmly stuck in the USB-C port.

How can I take it out? Problem with your phone, charger or cable? I don’t have AppleCare. Is Apple fixing this?

According to the owner of the iPhone, he bought the cable directly from Amazon, from a series of their “branded” cords. I also used a third-party charger. Naturally, all the comments are the same: it’s my own fault, I bought rubbish, the result is inexpensive.

Amazon does not produce these products, but simply resells cheap accessories similar to equipment that each of you can buy on AliExpress for a couple of hundred rubles. So a similar problem can easily arise with them.

What’s to blame and should I worry?

The reason is actually obvious, and the cable definitely has nothing to do with it. He simply accepted the consequences.

It’s a matter of charging. When buying external USB-C power supplies from unknown manufacturers, especially those with high output power, you risk ending up in the shoes of this unlucky American. It’s good that he noticed the overheating in time. But the phone was lying on the bed at that moment, and further events could have been done entirely during the scene.

So once again the advice seems to be obvious, but (judging by individual cases) still incredible for many: DO NOT use little-known or simply cheap chargers for your iPhone and iPad. Each generation of new gadgets collects more and more technology, and along with this, the danger of short circuits and troubles increases.

The economy of a few hundred rubles will sooner or later end with a burned-out power supply, a burned-out cable, a burned-out device port, or all at once. And that’s the best case scenario. So any cable is suitable, but don’t skimp on the block.