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Somewhere I read that USB-C's cable design was informed by Apple's experience with thee lightning connector. In particular, one of the changes is that the light

Somewhere I read that USB-C's cable design was informed by Apple's experience with thee lightning connector. In particular, one of the changes is that the lightning connector has the springs on the hardware side, which means that if the springs break, you have a major headache. USB-C puts the springs in the connector, so if the springs break, you just buy a new cable. That seems like a pretty big improvement, to me.

molszanski 7y ago
Anything can brake. It is all about probabilities, potential failures etc. Spring failure is less probable than breaking a male part of a connector. If a spring breaks, you have a second one. If both break, you keep the charging functionality. You break the male connector. Game Over.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  …then you buy a new connector, as mentioned previously?
  - molszanski 7y ago
    I mean the most delicate part, a male part in the usb-c port itself. Naming is hard >_<
    - saagarjha 7y ago
      Oh yes, that part always seemed like a weak spot to me. I guess it prevents exposed connectors on the cable? But that's not all that useful…
      - molszanski 6y ago
        exactly :/ Just plain silly. I've already seen two phones in the wild with the damaged usb-c port. User made an error and tried to charge usb-c with micro usb? Yes. Was that preventable with a better design? Yes.