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I was using the wrong word, s/jack/socket/, now it should make more sense. As to your data: Basic physics. Any plug in a socket is a lever. Its length determin

I was using the wrong word, s/jack/socket/, now it should make more sense. As to your data: Basic physics. Any plug in a socket is a lever. Its length determines to how much force any force impacting the part outside the device is translated to, at the end of the lever; inside the device. USB-C plugs are shorter than 3.5mm plugs. Thus, they're less likely to wreck your phone, and more likely to wreck themselves.

pritambaral 10y ago
> Its length determines to how much force any force impacting the part outside the device is translated to, at the end of the lever; inside the device. > Thus, they're less likely to wreck your phone, and more likely to wreck themselves It's not about the force, since that goes both ways (because Newton's third law). It's about how deep damage may happen or how sooner will a jack give in before the socket does. 3.5mm plugs usually have more strength than lightning plugs (but not more than the USB-C plugs I've seen), so it is understandable if lightning plugs destroy themselves before dealing much damage to the socket. But a shorter lever (of considerable strength to not break first) will apply the same amount of force over a smaller area than a longer lever. Less area => more pressure => more damage to socket. This is exactly why I can (and have done so for the last three years, same phone) pick my phone up with the earphones, but not with the end of its microUSB cable: the shorter socket cannot handle the weight of the phone.