Back in February, we took a look at the Awesome Cables Lightning Cable and loved it — a six-foot Lightning cable for only $15. The company’s next offering is the 6ft Braided Awesome Cable ($25), an Apple-certified cable built for the tech-savvy outdoorsman. Designed to avoid cable turtle-necking, the 6ft Braided Cable is made of durable nylon, which allows for more flexibility than the standard Apple Lightning cable.
The nylon coating also provides a layer of water resistance, though it would be a really bad idea to charge your device in the rain. Unlike Apple’s cables, the 6ft Braided Awesome Cable doesn’t feel fragile when it’s balled up and jammed in a pocket, either.
Awesome Cables claims that the 6ft Braided Awesome Cable connector will fit “every” iPhone case, including LifeProof cases. We tested the cable with a number of cases, and as promised, the cable fit like a glove.
The relatively thin profile of the connector leads us to believe there won’t be issues with any cases except for the most poorly-tailored ones.
This particular cable’s selling point is the resilience of its housing. Since you can get a six-foot Awesome Lightning cable rated at 2.4 Amps for $15—a great value—this 2.1-Amp version with an identical length but a more durable cable jacket is a good rather than great alternative. Considering for a moment that Apple’s standard cable is $19 and only three feet long, you’d be crazy not to pick one of these options instead if you need six feet of cable.
