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Really? Personally I hate the lightining socket for the lack of durability. It's the first thing that breaks in all my iPhones. Granted, it starts happening gra

Really? Personally I hate the lightining socket for the lack of durability. It's the first thing that breaks in all my iPhones. Granted, it starts happening gradually after 5 years or so, but it's not an issue with my Samsungs some of which are 10-years old. When you combine it with a battery that is non-replaceable* by the user, it basically encourages you to throw away otherwise a perfectly working device. My iPhone 5S is still able to make calls and send messages as well as take pictures. So is my iPhone 7. Except that both have broken lightning ports that I had to replace. For me, that's the single point of failure on an otherwise excellent device. And I'm still using my old iPad and iPod with the wide connector - no any problems whatsoever! * Granted, it's a problem of many if not most phones now, but arguably it was Apple who started that insane trend.

lewantmontreal 5y ago
Usb-c ports on macbooks are pretty famous for wearing out so you start to get external display connection problems. Although like you said I also had to replace the lightning port on my iPhone so I guess they might not be that different.
AyyWS 5y ago
> my Samsungs some of which are 10-years old Samsung cutting off upgrades to my 1 year old phone is why I switched to iPhone. I didn't want to mess with CyanogenMod on a phone I used for work. I'd prefer a phone with software and hardware that lasts 5 years instead of a phone with software that lasts 1 year and hardware lasts 10.
- rektide 5y ago
  My S9 is well into year 4 & gets security updates. When it's done getting Samsung support I can install LineageOS. Im not aware of Samsung making any phones with 1 life support. I have a OnePlus6T that runs a mainline linux kernel. This will run forever.
  - AyyWS 5y ago
    Galaxy S2 or S4. I don't want an unofficial OS or security updates only.
  - Spooky23 5y ago
    It depends on the carrier.
    - rektide 5y ago
      my s9 doesnt. my oneplus 6t doesnt. both are "customer provided equipement". the s9 still gets manufacturer updates. the oneplus will allegedly be supported by mainline linux for decades.
HWR_14 5y ago
> My iPhone 5S is still able to make calls and send messages as well as take pictures. So is my iPhone 7. Except that both have broken lightning ports that I had to replace That doesn't correlate to my experience. My iPhone 5S: - Cannot make calls or text, because the towers that power 3G have been shut down. - Charges perfectly fine over lightning - Is stuck on iOS 12 - Takes pictures (we agree on this one!) Meanwhile, it needs a new battery to have a longer lifespan. That's the only single point of failure. I'll contrast that to the various Android devices, where the first point of failure is the USB port. I will say, at one point I thought that the lightning port was failing. A piece of trash had gotten trapped in it. Removing the blockage fixed the problem.

lewantmontreal 5y ago

Usb-c ports on macbooks are pretty famous for wearing out so you start to get external display connection problems. Although like you said I also had to replace the lightning port on my iPhone so I guess they might not be that different.

AyyWS 5y ago

> my Samsungs some of which are 10-years old Samsung cutting off upgrades to my 1 year old phone is why I switched to iPhone. I didn't want to mess with CyanogenMod on a phone I used for work. I'd prefer a phone with software and hardware that lasts 5 years instead of a phone with software that lasts 1 year and hardware lasts 10.

rektide 5y ago
My S9 is well into year 4 & gets security updates. When it's done getting Samsung support I can install LineageOS. Im not aware of Samsung making any phones with 1 life support. I have a OnePlus6T that runs a mainline linux kernel. This will run forever.
- AyyWS 5y ago
  Galaxy S2 or S4. I don't want an unofficial OS or security updates only.
- Spooky23 5y ago
  It depends on the carrier.
  - rektide 5y ago
    my s9 doesnt. my oneplus 6t doesnt. both are "customer provided equipement". the s9 still gets manufacturer updates. the oneplus will allegedly be supported by mainline linux for decades.

HWR_14 5y ago

> My iPhone 5S is still able to make calls and send messages as well as take pictures. So is my iPhone 7. Except that both have broken lightning ports that I had to replace That doesn't correlate to my experience. My iPhone 5S: - Cannot make calls or text, because the towers that power 3G have been shut down. - Charges perfectly fine over lightning - Is stuck on iOS 12 - Takes pictures (we agree on this one!) Meanwhile, it needs a new battery to have a longer lifespan. That's the only single point of failure. I'll contrast that to the various Android devices, where the first point of failure is the USB port. I will say, at one point I thought that the lightning port was failing. A piece of trash had gotten trapped in it. Removing the blockage fixed the problem.