Comment on iPhone 15 buyers will be reminded Lightning cables are now landfill

• Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Other than, you know, the connector. The thing most people care about. Most USB-C cables today are usb 2.0 still anyway so they have the same spec as Lightning.

  Micro usb was non reversible, the little pins broke all the fuckin time so the cable wouldn’t stay in the port, and the connector would damage the port itself so you’d just be fucked.

  Lightning was miles ahead of that. It was reversible so it literally didn’t matter how you put it in. There were no fragile little pins to hold it in so it lasted a lot longer, and since the internal pins in the port were all on the sides of the port it was a lot harder to damage the port itself. If the cable got damaged you could just replace it without worrying about the port.

  Lightning was better than micro and mini usb in pretty much every way.

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  • lemmyvore@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There were no fragile little pins to hold it in so it lasted a lot longer

    …except Apple made the housing and cable super fragile so they’d sell more “certified” cables. Phew, dodged a bullet there. Any excuse Apple ever made about Lightning falls on its face when you figure out how two-faced they are.

    Sad thing is that I actually liked Lightning cables, a lot, but I liked them when they were made by decent manufacturers with braided cord and a sturdy connector.

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  • stonedemoman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Lightning cables are notorious for breaking. you-well.co.uk/why-apple-cables-break-so-easily-w…

    So what is there left to say about it…that you don’t have to look at the port before plugging a lightning cable in? Is that your justification for saying the USB standard sucked?

    Most USB-C cables today are usb 2.0 still anyway so they have the same spec as Lightning.

    Modern PCs have 3.0 ports. Androids have 3.0 ports. 3.0 cables are available at any online store. What the actual fuck are you talking about?

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    • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You’re the first person I’ve ever heard defend micro usb lol. So congratulations there.

      Yes Apple branded lightning cables break pretty easily. Not the fucking port in the phone though. Way to ignore that.

      “Android” isn’t a single maker. Sure galaxies and pixels are USB3.0 or 3.1. The vast majority of cheapo Android phones use 2.0.

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      • stonedemoman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Not the fucking port in the phone though. Way to ignore that.

        I’m skeptical that this happens anywhere remotely near frequently enough to condemn the entire technology. Never seen it, and never heard about it until just now.

        “Android” isn’t a single maker. Sure galaxies and pixels are USB3.0 or 3.1. The vast majority of cheapo Android phones use 2.0.

        I would love for you to find a single noteworthy android manufacturer that is not in this list: www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?chkUSBC=selected&am…

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    • whofearsthenight@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      that article sources nothing.

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      • stonedemoman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It sources literally 17K comments on the Apple forums complaining about connectors breaking.

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