This is the difference in my experience. USB-C ports need to be cleaned more because it has a connector in the middle. So the gap where stuff can get stuck is s

This is the difference in my experience. USB-C ports need to be cleaned more because it has a connector in the middle. So the gap where stuff can get stuck is smaller, thus being worse. It is easy to clean with a tweezer though. Having a single cable for everything it still the best. Apple has some blame, as they played a big role in the USB-C standard. Also, they could have made lightning an open standard. But now even my electric toothbrush charges with USB-C.