How to distinguish the real from the fake with Apple s 18W fast charging

Since the official release of the iPhone 12 last year, after no longer providing chargers due to the slogan "eco-friendly", power bank manufacturers have begun to introduce 20W PD fast chargers compatible with the iPhone 12

Due to the wide variety of charging heads on the market, similar appearance, it is difficult for ordinary consumers to identify how to identify the authenticity of the 20W charger, the following will introduce a simple judgment method to judge, through the serial number on the charging head to judge, the accuracy is very high.

The mark of Apple's 20w charging head is composed of a set of 17-digit serial numbers, each letter represents some special meaning, you carefully compare the serial number of the charger in your hand, you will definitely find the problem.

Here's what the serial number means:

1. The 1st-3rd digits are the foundry code.

Cercom F16

Flex C4H

Flex FNT <> India

20w only these two foundries. Others such as C3D are fakes.

2. The fourth digit is a number, representing the year of production, and a newly discovered foundry is Flextronics in India, and OKX Digital starts with FNI.

Spare parts wholesale. At the moment, it can only be 0 or 1, which means that the production year is 2020 or 2021.

3. The 5th-6th digits are numbers, representing the specific number of production weeks.

There are only 53 weeks in a year, so this number can only be between 01-53:

And because the 20w head was released at the same time as **12 in October 20, this number is generally not lower than 30, and less than 30 is basically a fake.

Note: Produced in 2021, that is, if the serial number is in the 4th digit of 1, do not care about this.

4. The 7th digit is the number representing the specific day of the week.

There are only 7 days in a week, so this number can only be one of 1-7.

5. The 8th-11th digits are random serial codes, and the four digits of each head are different.

The 12th-15th digits are fixed and will be fixed for at least a few years.

Cercom F16 fixed code PMG9

Flex C4H fixed code PF4M

The fixed code of India Flex FNT is PNK

What the fixed code doesn't match is a fake.

6. The 16th digit represents the QC standard, which will only be A or B

Note: Produced in 2021, that is, the serial number with the 4th digit of 1, it can only be B here

7. The 17th digit is a random internal check code.

1. Look at the packaging, the handle of the packaging box is in the middle of the top, and the handle on one side is a fake. 2. Look at the pins, 20w** pins are 8, 6 in the middle, one on the left and right 2 sides, and the pins are 12 are fakes. 3. Look at the charging head pin material, the original is matte texture, the incision is particularly neat, there is no pimple feeling at the top, and the imitation prongs are much worse, as shown in the figure below

Questions. Serial number starts with C4H.

4. Look at the serial number to identify, there is also a serial number on the packaging box, remember the arrangement method described below, it is easy to identify, At present, the factory of Apple's 20W charging head only has Flextronics in China, and a new Serkang. The first three digits of the serial number represent the factory. C4H stands for Flex and its 12 to 15 digits are fixed**:

PF4MF16 stands for Sercon and its 12 to 15 digits are fixed**: PMG9 is ** if it is the serial number mentioned above.

Questions. pf4d

According to the serial number, it is the pro of **.

Questions. Mine is pf4d

Is it fake.

The pros of the fixed ** are all PF4M.

Take a good look.

Questions. Are you there.

Where did you buy it?

In, in, in. Questions.

Know the goods. It is from the 6th to the 2nd from the bottom.

Dear, can you send ** to take a look.

How about you use the feeling of charging.

It can be judged from the manual, appearance, data cable, interface, shape, etc., and the judgment of these aspects is relatively accurate.

**The handle of the packaging box is in the middle of the top, the handle on one side is a fake, 20w** pins are 8, 6 in the middle, one on the left and right 2 sides, the charging head pin material, the original is matte texture, the incision is particularly neat, there is no pimple feeling at the top, and the imitation prongs are much worse.

You can go to some offline stores to check, or you can also go through the charging speed, if it is faster, it is true.

You can look at the marks on the charging head, these serial numbers represent different meanings, or you can go to the corresponding physical store for verification, and then you can also distinguish from the appearance, there is also a big gap between the workmanship of genuine Apple chargers and cottages.

Go to the official website for inquiries, and you can go to the store for corresponding verification, so that you can know whether your charger is real or fake.

Look at the anti-counterfeiting code above, you should go to a professional store to make the corresponding purchase to get a real one.

Look at whether there is a production logo on the charger, and then look at the logo and pattern on it to see if it is particularly clear, so that you can know whether the charger you purchased is **.