How to verify originality of this 40W and 60W adapter?

Richard Salazar wrote:

Thank you for this enlightening thread. Saw what seemed like the same charger (advertised as Apple product) on Amazon for a lot cheaper plus with a cord. Ordered it but something about it just didn't seem right (clue no Apple logo) and didn't charge that fast. Returned it. Then saw this thread. The Amazon version had holes in the prongs. If you zoom in on the Apple site you can see no holes and an Apple logo.

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/97531205-7420-4df8-8ef5-0b737ec5bea6

The Power Adapter illustrated in your photo, sourced from Amazon, is almost certainly not of Apple origin.

Apple Power Adapters (and counterfeits thereof) will have a model number that begins with an "A". Absent the Apple logo and anticipated model-number prefix, your illustrated Power Adapter makes no pretense of being an Apple product.

Do you have access to a MacBook (laptop) computer?

If so, “System Information” can be used provide an additional “data point” as to the possible “genuineness” of your component.

Genuine Apple power adaptors provide a surprisingly rich amount of self-identifying information back to the Mac’s OS.

While this too could be counterfeited, the absence of this data would almost certainly identify a counterfeit.

Definitely fake the real one doesn’t have holes on connectors that connect to the outlet.

If I read that correctly, the Apple model A3351 (printed on this device) appears to be the Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max (USA version). It’s a newer USB-C charger Apple introduced around the iPhone 17 generation.

However, as Chattanoogan has already mentioned, there is no way anyone here can verify if this adapter is genuine or a fake from an image.

Can you tell us why your think it might be counterfeit? Apple shows that model available in the US online store:

40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max

and cites the part number (A3351) in this suppoer article:

Fast charge your iPhone - Apple Support

Beyond that, you'll need to ask Apple and they do not respond here.

Contact Apple

Thank you for this enlightening thread. Saw what seemed like the same charger (advertised as Apple product) on Amazon for a lot cheaper plus with a cord. Ordered it but something about it just didn't seem right (clue no Apple logo) and didn't charge that fast. Returned it. Then saw this thread. The Amazon version had holes in the prongs. If you zoom in on the Apple site you can see no holes and an Apple logo.

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We can’t tell from an image and counterfeits are rampant.

Keep in mind that as individuals now purchase their power adaptors separately …

… VERY FEW are ever legitimately resold.

(As they can always be reused on their “next” devices)

I’d suspect that you have a counterfeit.

I’ll never cease to be amazed how some folks will expend significant resources purchasing high-qualty Apple products …

… and then skimp on the power adaptors; which BTW will usually FAR outlast ANY individual “primary” device purchase.

(I’m still night-time charging w/ a 5w Apple icecube … and an even older 5w Blackberry icecube)