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> Lightning is a better connector for small devices it's more durable in my experience It's less durable in my experience. I can do this all day.
by jonny_eh 4y ago
> Lightning is a better connector for small devices it's more durable in my experience
It's less durable in my experience. I can do this all day.
- gruez 4y agoI don't see how USB-C can be more durable considering there's a plastic post on the female side holding the pins. That's an obvious failure point.
- jonny_eh 4y agoThe large hole in the lightning female port traps lint, I have to clean it out with a toothpick every couple of weeks. USB-C's gaps are too small for lint to collect.
- toast0 4y ago> USB-C's gaps are too small for lint to collect. That's not true, as my phone would be happy to attest. However, I think I cleaned it in the 12-18 month range, when charging stopped working and the cable no longer clicked. There's almost certainly lint back in there, but not enough to necessitate cleaning.
- wffurr 4y agoBlack 4th pin seems like a somewhat common failure mode: https://ioshacker.com/iphone/why-the-fourth-pin-on-your-lightning-cable-turns-black https://ioshacker.com/iphone/why-the-fourth-pin-on-your-ligh...
- gruez 4y agoIs there reason to believe it's not an issue on usb-c? On usb-c the terminals aren't exposed, so even if it did occur you wouldn't notice it.
- wffurr 4y agoThe cable stops working in one orientation, so I'd expect it to be quite noticeable. There's a few posts in that regard, so I suspect it has the same or similar problems. Certainly doesn't seem in favor of Lightning cables being any more durable.