The cable has arrived beautifully packaged, the package was already heavily dented. After the open, I realized why. The cable was violent with all pressed into too little package. For cable itself. It is the diameter of at least 3 times as thick as the original, which would not be bad if because the lightning plug would not, of how it is at least twice as thick original, and also a good deal wider. He is so big that I can cover him with lifeproof the iPad Air does not use it because it is not in the opening passt.das cable has nothing at all to do with the original. I've now for 5euro in the media market (offer) the original lightning bought to microUSB adapter and now use this with a micro USB cable. Since it is not so bad when the microUSB cable breaks, since the cost nix. The review is based on the 2m cable.