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Funny pretty much half of the lightning cables I see are completely falling apart, let's not even talk about the fact that leaving contacts exposed to where the
by cycomanic 5y ago
Funny pretty much half of the lightning cables I see are completely falling apart, let's not even talk about the fact that leaving contacts exposed to where they can be touched by fatty fingers is generally a terrible idea. I guess that's also why we haven't seen lightning being upgraded to speeds beyond USB2 speeds.
- RL_Quine 5y agoThe speed of lightning seems pretty irrelevant, it is not meaningfully used for anything other than charging and carplay at this point. Adding in a USB3 bus is a waste of money.
- hannasanarion 5y agoContinuing to make, ship, and sell single-purpose cables that are only compatible with a single device model is also a waste of money.
- Melatonic 5y agoI agree - why Apple has stuck with it for so long is beyond me. They have gone USB-C on their laptops big time so why not just switch the iOS devices as well?
- Spooky23 5y agoEasy. Replacement of a $10 cable is better than a $1000 iPhone pro when the contacts wear out. When they flip to USB, they’ll use some sort of wireless solution.
- devonbleak 5y agoNot saying it's the be all end all of connectors but it's also used on all their mac accessories at this point. I have a single lightning cable at my desk that charges keyboard, trackpad, airpods and phone. Only thing it doesn't do is the watch.
- dzhiurgis 5y agoHow are you supposed to get your 1TB ProRes videos off it then? You’d think Photos app (abomination) would be smart enough to get them directly wirelessly, but no you need to get them on iCloud first…
- rescbr 5y ago> lightning cables [...] completely falling apart All my 2+ years old Apple cables (Lightning or USB-C) have issues with their insulation, yellowing and fraying, but their connectors are still good. So they get shrink-wrapped and off they go. It seems it's caused by Apple using some kind of biodegradable polymer instead of the usual PVC.
- dzhiurgis 5y agoI think the plastic piece that covers connector is too small. With greasy or wet fingers it’s real challenge to remove hence occasional tug on cable itself.
- noahjk 5y agoYeah, I think the main issue is pulling on the cable. I have literally never had a cable break in the 8+ years I've used iPhones but I've had a few break within 3-6 months of my wife taking them over. I'm pretty anal with how I remove my cables but I will also say that after so long with basically the same cable materials (at least since 30 pin connector), it's an obvious design flaw which should have been addressed somehow.
- Traster 5y agoApple has a weird history around cables, it's one of the few things that survived. There were years where every other cable would have a decent rubber nubbin to ensure that the cable wouldn't be damage by flex but Steve Jobs wanted the clean look of the cable, so Apple continually shipped badly designed cables. It's one of the few things Apple still hasn't got over. We got our function keys back, but this.... one step too far.
- HWR_14 5y agoI feel like lightning cables don't last as long as USB cables, but lightning ports last much longer than micro/mini USB ports. Since I can buy many new cables for the price of a phone, I'm happy with that tradeoff.
- dzhiurgis 5y agoAt this point Lightning is sore thumb - the only proprietary cable and everything else is USB-C. Lightning cables = environmental waste.