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Two advantages: (1) the Lightning port can wear out if used often, but the magnets won't; (2) you can attach and remove the phone from a magnetic charger with o
by DominikPeters 6y ago
Two advantages: (1) the Lightning port can wear out if used often, but the magnets won't; (2) you can attach and remove the phone from a magnetic charger with one hand and without looking / in the dark.
- contravariant 6y ago>the Lightning port can wear out if used often Wait what? I hope you're just saying it can get scratched or warped with rough/improper use.
- mccolin 6y agoThe lightning port can essentially loosen over time, meaning the “snap” of the cable grips less and the plug can become susceptible to falling out. This has happened to me, even as someone who takes good care of his phone.
- gowld 6y agoHave you tried canned air to clear debris?
- hvidgaard 6y agoEven on very old very carelessly used phones I have not seen this. Every single time the lightning cable does not snap into place, it's some packed lint that is the problem. It can be removed with some care and it works fine after that.
- millzlane 6y agoI have not had an iphone come in with a worn lighting port. 10/10 times it has been extremely packed pocket lint preventing the cable from seating correctly.
- throwanem 6y agoI've had that problem, but I've also had the cable clips in the sides of the socket lose some of their grip over time. They're spring steel, but even spring steel is still somewhat subject to plastic deformation with enough cycles. It's never gotten bad enough to be a problem with mine, but I'm still happier to be using magnetic charging cables most of the time. That's primarily for the convenience of it, which is significant, but I don't mind that they also preserve the connector. (They're especially convenient in the car. I have an SE, but even with a phone that supported inductive charging, I suspect I'd stick with the magnetic-mount-and-cable arrangement - it's exactly as convenient as inductive charging, with no risk of compromise on the strength of the mount in order to get one with half a transformer in it.)
- gkop 6y agoAny moving part will wear out eventually.
- sudosysgen 6y agoEverything under, around, inside and outside the sun will wear out eventually. The lightning port is not even close to being one of the parts that will wear out first.
- gkop 6y agoIf the wireless charging mechanism is solid state, it’s immune from mechanical wear. Mechanical wear matters for example if you have a Roku, and the buttons in the remote control physically wear out. You can just instead use your phone app to control it over WiFi, and the WiFi antenna will “never” wear out because it’s solid state. Source: I have an old Roku
- Retric 6y agoSolid state devices can still fail from mechanical stress. Heat cycling and strong magnetic fields could be a problem for wireless charging even if they don’t need to be. The core issue is generally trying to use the cheapest solution, not just mechanical stress. Ethernet connectors are probably the best example of this, for servers that might be moved every few years their cheap and maintain a solid connection. It’s really desktops and especially laptops where they become such a major issue.
- gkop 6y agoI’m struggling to understand your point. Phones are closer to laptops in that in typical use a wired power connection is frequently plugged and unplugged, so mechanical wear is an important consideration. Why are you bringing up Ethernet on servers in this context, when as you say the pattern of use is utterly different? I know almost nothing about wireless charging. But have fair experience with working with WiFi devices. In my lifetime, I have observed 0 cases of failure on the WiFi client mechanism, and exactly 1 case of a WiFi router failing due to hardware. Meanwhile, power plugs are the most common part I have experienced wearing out on consumer electronics. Have you experienced lots of failures of solid state electronics due to eg. hear cycling and magnetic fields?
- jacobush 6y agoMoisture can cause permanent damage when charging. (Corrosion.)
- torgian 6y agoI can’t agree. My iPhone 6 is about six years old, and the port still works like new.
- nmfisher 6y agoCounterpoint - I have an iPhone 6 that has exactly this problem. The cable doesn't get seated properly, so occasionally it stops charging or disconnects when attached to a computer.
- deberon 6y agoTry cleaning the pocket lint out of it. Major quality of life improvement for me.
- Angostura 6y agoAnother +1 for lint. Use a wooden toothpick and be gentle
- roydivision 6y agoThis. I’ve just solved exactly those problems by cleaning out the hole.
- akg_67 6y agoI upgraded from 6S to 2nd gen SE because of intermittent charging of 6S. Over time, port became loose, cable didn’t fit and come out easily.
- state_less 6y ago(3) Lightning cables corrode quickly in the salty sea air. Good inductive charging is an advantage here.
- _emacsomancer_ 6y agoI assume the non-swappable battery will give out long before the lightning port wears out.
- torgian 6y agoWell I live in taiwan, so it’s easy to find someone to swap out the battery. I might upgrade to a 12. It’s a nice number; 6,12.... 18?
- binaryblitz 6y ago> you can attach and remove the phone from a magnetic charger with one hand and without looking / in the dark. You can't do that with the cable?