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Anecdotal evidence: I have had to replace a device because of a failed USB-C port, but I have never had to replace a device because of a failed Lightning port.
by Lendal 4y ago
Anecdotal evidence: I have had to replace a device because of a failed USB-C port, but I have never had to replace a device because of a failed Lightning port. I know, it's one data point, but there it is.
- bee_rider 4y agoWas it on a Macbook? I think there could be some confounding factors if not -- there exist bottom of the barrel laptop manufacturers who'll somehow figure out a shitty way to implement a USB-C port. There doesn't exist a bottom of the barrel iPhone manufacturer. Apple does a good job of making sure all their components are mid-tier at least, I think. Maybe we could compare to third party lightning ports but they tend to be pretty rare.
- meatmanek 4y agoThe 2016 and 2017 MBPs had garbage USB-C ports which wore out their detents after like 10 insertions. The charge cable (or worse, data cable for an external hard drive) would fall out or lose connectivity with the slightest shift in position.