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I definitely agree...but also with material wear. One thing I've never quite understood is the connectors of USB aren't made of a softer material than the port
by axaxs 9y ago
I definitely agree...but also with material wear. One thing I've never quite understood is the connectors of USB aren't made of a softer material than the ports. Even cars got this right in places many years ago on metal parts that touch one another. As is, i've already noticed a 'loosening' on a phone only a few months old.
- aidenn0 9y agoThis was a major improvement of micro USB over mini-USB; the retention-clips on the male connector are sacrificial; this is why micro-USB cables die regularly, but micro-USB jacks rarely do. I don't have any USB-c devices yet, so I don't know how those will fare.
- Ndymium 9y agoNot so sure about that. I've heard of so many problems with MicroUSB jacks on phones. It was a frequent issue with the Nokia N900 for example.
- kpil 9y agoYes. The proprietary connectors used by Nokia, Ericsson, etc, before USB where all "better" in the sense that the contacts were just pressed against each other, just like what used to be (?) on Ipads and Macs. I've killed a number of USB ports by walking away with or dropping the phone while it's connected.
- akx 9y agoOof, tell me about it. I still have a N900 that's otherwise in decent condition, but the MicroUSB charging jack is rattling merrily around inside the case...