New Delhi: Whenever the mobile charger goes bad, most of the people buy the charger of any company from the market. We think that any charger will charge the phone, but this thinking can cause serious damage to your phone. There are many duplicate chargers available in the market that are sold in the name of the brand, but their quality is completely different from the original charger. Such a charger may force you to replace not only the battery but also the phone.
Cheap Quality Parts: Cheap and low quality parts are used in fake chargers. During charging, it heats up quickly and the risk of short-circuit increases, which can lead to accidents like fire.
Voltage/Ampere Problem: Fake chargers may not supply proper voltage and amps. This impairs the charging cycle of the battery, increasing the risk of the battery swelling, overheating or sudden failure.
Loss of phone: If the wrong voltage is supplied, the phone’s motherboard and charging integrated circuit (IC) may get damaged. Due to this, there is a possibility that your entire phone will become useless.
To avoid damage to your phone, keep these things in mind while buying a charger:
| criteria of identification | real (original) charger | fake (fake) charger |
| weight and quality | It is heavy and strong as it has good quality plastic and internal components. | They are weak due to poor quality parts. |
| printing | Printing on branded chargers is clean, uniform and accurate. | The printing on it is blurry, blurry or misspelled. |
| price | If the price of a genuine charger is ₹ 1,000-1,200 and a charger of the same brand is available for ₹ 250-300, then it is a clear sign that it is fake. | The price is very low and the company name is printed on the local charger also. |
| BIS certificate | The genuine charger has BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) logo. | Fake chargers do not have logos or even if they do, they are not certified. |
