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> I have to buy a new smartphone every two years because it gets slow and the USB port breaks I moved from Android to the iOS ecosystem specifically to get the
by cheerlessbog 7y ago
> I have to buy a new smartphone every two years because it gets slow and the USB port breaks
I moved from Android to the iOS ecosystem specifically to get the Lightning port. Wikipedia tells me that micro USB ports are rated to 10,000 cycles but in practice I've had to toss tablets because they won't hold a connector, and wiggle phones to get them to charge. With the iPhone connector never an issue and it just feels solid. Why is the design so much poorer?
- snazz 7y agoMy guess is that the connector on iPhones is riveted into the frame somehow, keeping it from stressing the solder joints when you plug and unplug. On many cheaper phones, maybe the port is just a hole going back to the circuit board, where the only thing holding the port in place is the solder.
- cheerlessbog 7y agoThe tongue design also is just simpler and sites not admit crud into it. And it fits either way around.