They look like they suffered from electrical arcing or overheating? The one on the left shows evidence of distortion in the cable. Apparently this is a common occurrence. The insulation breaks down and the wires can potentially separate or short. I think they deserve a trip to the Apple store. Sent from my iDevice > On Mar 4, 2014, at 3:20 PM, Frank <fbirch@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Summary: Two of the Lightning cables that came with new iPhones I purchased > in September have failed and corrosion is clearly visible on the contacts. > > <photo.PNG> > > > 🚶<image.png>