Fake Apple Charger? 7 Signs You Can Check in 30 Seconds

Quick answer: weigh it in your hand, read the printing, check the seams and the port, and plug it in for 10 minutes. Fakes are usually lighter, badly printed, unevenly glued and get hot fast. If the price is “too good,” it is.

Egypt’s market is full of chargers that look Apple-white but are anything but. A fake charger isn’t just slow — poor insulation and missing protection circuits can overheat, damage your iPhone’s charging port, or degrade the battery. Here’s how to spot one.

The 7 signs

1. Weight. Genuine chargers feel dense. Fakes are noticeably lighter — less copper, fewer components.
2. Printing. Original text is crisp, light grey and perfectly aligned. Blurry, bold or crooked letters are a red flag. So are spelling mistakes.
3. Seams. Real ones have an almost invisible seam. Visible gaps, glue marks or rough edges = fake.
4. The port. The USB-C opening should sit perfectly centered with a clean metal shell.
5. The prongs. Look for a smooth, even finish and correct markings.
6. Heat. Any charger gets warm. A fake can get hot within minutes.
7. Price. If a “genuine Apple 20W” costs a fraction of the market price, it isn’t genuine.

The smarter alternative

You don’t need the Apple logo to charge safely. Established brands like Anker, UGREEN, Belkin and Baseus make certified USB-C PD chargers, often more powerful and smaller than Apple’s — and they’re harder to counterfeit convincingly because the market for fakes is mostly Apple-branded.

Every charger we sell is from a named brand — browse our brands or all chargers. And remember: at Under Cover you open the box before you pay.