Apple charges you £15 for a 'Lightning' charger cable for the new iPhone - or £30 for an adapter so that you can use your older accessories.
Fans might be hoping they could bypass this additional cost with the help of third-party manufacturers creating cheaper versions of the cables.
But it appears Apple has locked down its cables - adding an authentication chip which is likely to stop any other cables working with the £529 device.
No entry: Apple appears to employ a chip within the Lightning cable, to stop unauthorised cables being used with the new iPhone
No entry: Apple appears to employ a chip within the Lightning cable, to stop unauthorised cables being used with the new iPhone
The Double Helix cable team took apart a Lightning cable in order to find the chip inside
The Double Helix cable team took apart a Lightning cable in order to find the chip inside
Apple has come in for criticism before for shunning the rest of the industry's EU-directed move towards a standard micro-USB connection.
And fans were left angry by the move to the Lightning connector which, while smaller and thinner, makes old accessories obsolete without the £30 adapter.
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