I received my cable and is nickel I was looking for a cable to put in my car and it is very well manufactured it is solid and in addition it is recognized by my iphone 5s iOS 8 while my putting myself before the cable Message by original might not function. It is compatible and I is not problem to sync on my pc and tried to charge my iPhone in my vehicle and adapts the color black nickel with my mini jack cable is black and my vehicle support.