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This is one of the strongest pushbacks against USB-C that Apple have: USB-C: You break the stem, you have a useless device and functioning cable Lightning: Yo
by ad133 3y ago
This is one of the strongest pushbacks against USB-C that Apple have:
USB-C: You break the stem, you have a useless device and functioning cable
Lightning: You break the stem, you have a functioning device and useless cable.
One of these is clearly more optimal considering the cost difference between the two. Anecdotally, I have had problems with USB-C ports that I did not have with Micro-USB and (so far) with Lightning (admittedly I have only been an iPhone user for a year or so).
Of course, this directive is the correct stance and direction - having a standard and forcing it on everyone. It's just a shame the one they chose may be inferior.
- tpmx 3y agoI recently repaired a family member's iPhone. A crappy Lightning cable had been used and the tip metal piece of the plug had somehow broken off and gotten stuck inside the socket. Like this: https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/163391/lightning+connector+tip+broken+and+stuck+in+charge+port https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/163391/lightning+connect... Here's a decent 2 minute video that explains the problem and the fix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eujHf-ry8zw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eujHf-ry8zw
- philistine 3y agoYou forgot the springs. Lighting has the springs in the device, while USB-C has them on the cable. That is why Apple stopped improving Lighting and developed USB-C. The stem can break, but it is far more rare than a tired spring, which is an inevitability.
- ksec 3y ago> That is why Apple stopped improving Lighting and developed USB-C They did not develop USB-C. That was a thing started by Gruber.
- InTheArena 3y agoApple was involved in usb-c, and the first major adopter.
- droopyEyelids 3y agoThe lightning connector standard specifies it must survive through 20k plug/unplug cycles, the USB-C standard 10k.