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I've had issues with my past 2 usb c phones. the female connector has a hidden male part in the phone. when you insert the cable incorrectly, it can damage that
by londgine 3y ago
I've had issues with my past 2 usb c phones. the female connector has a hidden male part in the phone. when you insert the cable incorrectly, it can damage that internal male part. it is much harder to replace that part then just getting a new cable. the lighting cable was a classic male connector to a classic female part
- deodar 3y agoThis is exactly right. Lightning is more resilient to damage. Lightning also puts the fragile part on the charger side and not in the device. Two of my USB-C devices developed loose connections after a year or so that replacing the charger wouldn't solve, a camera and a Windows laptop.
- pkulak 3y agoWait, do you have those reversed? Lightning cables have zero moving parts. The clips and other bits and bobs are in the phone. USBC is reversed, so that, with USBC, most failures mean replacing the cable, not the phone.
- londgine 3y agoLook inside the USB c port. Do you see a little bar sticking out, that is the breakable part
- DANmode 3y agoWhy haven't I ever had one break (since my first and last Samsung piece of junk in 2010)?
- pkulak 3y agoEvery part is breakable. But USB-C puts the little roller-ball grabby bit (technical term) in the cable, not the port. That's the real wear item. Not that I've actually ever had it fail on me, in either standard, but on a pure theoretical basis it is.
- 65a 3y agoHow do you "insert it incorrectly"? It's symmetrical and works in both possible orientations.
- londgine 3y agoThe correct orientation perpendicularly to the edge of the phone. No one gets exactly 90 deg. The more you are off, the more likely you are to break or wear down something. That something that breaks is in the phone, not in the cable.
- solarkraft 3y agoThe connector is designed with this in mind. When it was announced I was also worried about the middle part, but practically it has turned out to be no problem.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoOne bit of sand?