Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 13, 2018
I originally purchased the "Anker Powerline+ II Lightning Cable (10ft - red)" approximately a year ago, to use for charging my iPhone 7+. The cable, combined with this wall charger: "Anker Elite, 24W, Dual USB PowerPort II," provided the fastest charging I've ever seen with any cable/wall charger variation. If you're going to get the Anker Powerline+ II Lightning cable, I would recommend you make the investment and get the wall charger I listed above as well. You'll immediately notice the very fast charging times that I now experience.
But, back to the cable itself: The "Anker Powerline+ II Lightning cable" is hands-down the strongest, yet durable, well-made charging cable I've ever come across (and I have a lot of different brands, sizes, makes, models, colors... you name it, I've got several gallon zip-lock bags full of them)! However, after around 12 months of heavy, heavy use (as I'm on my phone constantly for business, as well as traveling), one of the gold rectangular strips on the charging end of the cable (the part that plugs into the phone), became damaged, and would no longer charge my phone - which I'll admit, the damage was likely my fault. So, I contacted Anker Customer Support, provided the original product purchase information and a picture of the damage, and within a couple of days, a brand new, replacement cable arrived at my door, from Anker... exactly like the one I originally purchased. There was no hassle, no fuss, and no long waiting time for a replacement. I was amazed at the high customer service standard Anker holds themselves to, and so very thankful they do! Now, keep in mind, I take my cable everywhere, and use my phone constantly, so the damage to the cable was most likely my fault, but since they have at least a 12-18 month (and in some cases, a lifetime) warranty on their cables, they replaced my cable (that, mind you, was likely damaged because of something I did), free of charge. No shipping or hidden fees. Anker replaced it absolutely for free and FAST!
I did a lot of research before buying a longer length Lightning cable for my iPhone, and made the decision to go with Anker's Powerline+ II. All I can say is, WOW, am I glad I did! If you decide to purchase one, I have no doubt that you'll be glad too!
Now, as I write this review, it’s very important to me to include this personal disclaimer: I'm not being paid, or receiving any free products for this review. In fact, I rarely write reviews because they take up too much of my personal time. I just can't help but to make all my reviews, a little... lengthy... as this one is now becoming (I'm a journalist; detailed writing is what I do, so forgive the length, please). But, I'll wrap this review up, with this:
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In October 2018, I upgraded to the new iPhone XS Max, and started out using the same originally purchased (before I damaged it) "Anker Powerline+ II Lightning cable" for charging, and it worked (with the replacement, it now works) perfectly with Apple's latest and greatest phone! So, please, take my advice: Ditch all other Lightning connector charging cables, and just purchase this ONE. It's all you'll ever need! I have no doubt that you'll be so happy you did! I certainly am! Hope my personal experience with this cable aids in your decision to purchase/not to purchase!
