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The EU has finally won this one! (feddit.de)
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[–] 102 points 3 years ago (21 children)

Lightning was significantly ahead of the competition when it came out in 2012. Micro-USB is a terrible collection of ports. C came out two years later though, and quickly surpassed Lightning in almost every way.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (13 children)

    The amount of USB type ports I've seen where the 'tongue' has been absolutely mangled is mind boggling — an issue that Lightning completely bypassed.

    For example, I'm repairing some kids PS5 and both back USB ports have had their pins twisted and the plastic snapped off. The HDMI port pins are lifting from the mainboard and the front of the unit is scratched to high hell. I see some of the worst treated tech at my job, and those plastic bits get damaged a lot. While Apple needed to move to USB-C six years ago with the iPhone X, I will respect Lightning for this one thing.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    All cables have issues. One thing I see often only with iPhone cables are they're always falling apart, especially the outer parts near the end.

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  • [–] 24 points 3 years ago* (4 children)

    My household all has iPhones but me. They go through at minimum 3 a year

    I'm still on the same USB C cable I kept from my pixel 1, and I use it on my 7, still use the same car charging cord from 7 years ago too

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago

    I’m a fan of iPhones, Apple Watches, and iPads, but most of Apple’s accessories are terrible. MagSafe is fine because of how it’s used, and their wall adapters are fine. But Apple brand cables, phone cases, watch bands, etc. are all garbage. I mean, they will literally be in the garbage in under a year. Never fails.

    Doesn’t matter how “environmentally friendly” a product is - if you need to replace it frequently, it’s bad for the planet and for your wallet. Just exclusively buy 3rd party cables and accessories that are cheaper and higher quality.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    This is a bit anecdotal. It could simply be you're more tech savvy and/or just care for your electronics better.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    Lightning cables are very thin and flimsy, even the third party cables.

    At least with USB-C you have a lot of options. I like the Anker fabric cables the best since they allow more bending without breaking.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    I recall the same issue on the cables for my old 30-pin connector, and Apple earbuds / in-ear headphones. Don't think it's related to Lightning, just Apple cables

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Little tip - it's usually because of pocket lint. Take a small piece of plastic or a toothpick and clean it out. 9 times out of 10, that's all you need.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Alternatively, get yourself a bulk pack of compressed air cans and solve this and many other problems in life without needing to jam shit into the port. If you use it often enough, invest in a powered air duster.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Just invest in the Data Vac or one of the millions of off brands on Amazon. Less waste that way. I use off brand more frequently but the data vac feels like it's built to last and has more power.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Data Vac is my plan once I finish this 12-pack of cans. But at this rate, that’ll take me another 2 years. It was $26 when I bought it, but now I see they’re $45 - that’s half the cost of a Data Vac. So there’s no point in getting disposables at that price.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    Oh no, I'm talking outright wrecked — you can see damaged pins upon observation.

    (To be clear to the downvoters, I see this in my job where I repair consumer tech. I've clarified in my original post since some people seem to think I'm arguing exclusively in favour of lightning, or maybe think I've seen this on my own devices?)

    I clean out densely compacted pocket lint frequently out of customer devices. One needle nose tweezer end for extracting the bulk, then isopropyl on a thin lint free cloth pushed in with a small piece of plastic to determine what's left inside that isn't easily visible. Typically makes the port look as good as new.

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  • [+] -20 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    C came out 4 years later. Not two. And C has tons of problems with it still.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    Ahh i wasn’t certain, I must have used the developed date instead of the release date on the wiki when I double checked. Thanks for the correction. C isn’t perfect, but it’s a pretty damn versatile panda convenient port in my experience.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    The problems with type C cables have to do with overloading it to work with very high bandwidth applications like thunderbolt docks (which is mostly to do with the cable itself rather than the connector). Nobody has any issues with charging and basic data transfer on type-C (no more than any other cable).

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    The problems with type c cables come from the spec that allows every cable to work differently. Did you know type c cables are allowed to work in only one direction? Yeah, they can have data directionality. There are a ton of other issues but I seriously doubt anyone that is downvoting has ever soldered their own type c cable or even read the spec for them so it’s pretty clear they don’t realize all the issues.

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