I ordered 2 of these cords. I've had them about a month maybe less and one is already on the brink of completely tearing apart. I thought they would be more durable, but they are less so than the cords from Apple. I'm always careful to not pull the cord when disconnecting from my iPhone and yet one cord is pretty much unusable. I thought the whole cord was a braded fabric but it's a plastic white cord with braded fabric over it, I don't see how that helps anything. Will not be buying again.