Lightening Connector Assembly - missing mic?

Thank you so much! I totally missed that!

This is my first time using iFixit and this may be a dumb question, but is there a way to verify these parts are OEM or at least higher quality then the chinese Amazon generic parts?

@m3atwad The only thing I can guarantee is that they are *not* genuine Apple OEM parts. Apple will only sell parts to authorized Apple dealers, and, with the advent of the self repair program, directly to the end user, but no one else. So it is not possible for iFixit to get genuine Apple parts (at least, not from Apple), so unless the parts listing states otherwise, you can assume it's an aftermarket part.

That being said, the quality of aftermarket parts varies wildly. In my experience, everything I've seen tells me that iFixit does their best to source the best quality parts they can get; that should be evident by the fact that most of them have lifetime warranties, which you can't do with cheap parts.

So no, other than testimonials there is no definitive way to verify that iFixit provides better parts than places like eBay, Amazon and AliExpress. You can email the iFixit Store personnel if you have specific questions about a part, and of course you can always view iFixit's warranty policy.

Thank you so much for such a thoughtful and helpful reply!