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They're going to pick the wrong connector. USB-C has a very fragile piece in the equipment (the tongue) while the wire-side is quite robust. Lightning is very
by anamax 4y ago
They're going to pick the wrong connector.
USB-C has a very fragile piece in the equipment (the tongue) while the wire-side is quite robust. Lightning is very robust equipment-side and the wire-side is less fragile than the fragile piece in USB-C equipment side. (In fact, the weakest part of lightning cables is the wire's connection to the connectors.)
I don't own any Apple equipment. Nevertheless, I envy that they almost always get connectors right.
- Leo_Verto 4y agoCounterpoint: The lightning port has both the locking spring tabs as well as the spring contacts in the receptacle, both of which wear out over time. I'd much rather replace a cable due to worn out springs than my phone's port. Now why is Apple holding onto Lightning for iPhones when even the iPad has been transitioned to USB-C? I like the theory that Apple is trying to keep it until they can make an entirely wireless iPhone happen, but the failure of AirPower [1] was likely a factor in delaying this transition further than planned. [1]: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/29/apple-officially-cancels-airpower/ https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/29/apple-officially-cancel...
- anamax 4y agoThat's an argument for more of the breakable stuff on the cable than on the phone. Call it Leo The Port. Connectors are non-trivial.
- otter-rock 4y agoHopefully, they won't pick a wireless power standard too soon. We're still in the phase where proprietary solutions are fixing real deficiencies, and not just making arbitrarily different shapes to sell more stuff.