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MxM111@kbin.social 1 year agoI would not call myself an Apple fun, but I find lighting port easier to connect, especially at night without light. Since I have iphone, I also have many lightning cables for me and my family. So, for me this change is inconvenience, and I would prefer to stay on lightning.
I’m confused by this comment. How is lightning better? I cannot think of a single advantage of lightning over USB-C. Is the c port like a few microns wider? That doesn’t seem like it would make it more difficult.
Everything uses C now. I have a lot of lightning cables, but I also have a lot of C cables.
I’ve had to replace 4 USB-C cables that have failed in the past year, and I’ve never replaced a lightning cable. Seriously, the cable from my iPhone 6 Plus has outlasted 4 company cars, and is currently pulling charge duty in number 5.
That’s about the only advantage for me though.
It requires less accuracy to insert lightning - more forgiving to/self-correcting wrong angles. Easier to do it in complete darkness.
USB-C is easy to do in complete darkness as well
I wish lightning was fast… USB2 speeds are awful when I’m backing up 20k photos hahaha
Other than changing, what do you use lightning for, where you require speed?
Slow charging is good.
I need speed for transferring tons of photos to my computer.
You might be thinking of the old micro USB where direction mattered. USB-c has been the standard for every other manufacturer for years now, and it’s super easy to plug in without seeing.
Poggervania@kbin.social 1 year ago
Lightning is more or less the progenitor to USB-C, so the benefits are the same since you can plug in USB-C either way.
This also means you can charge your iPad with the same connector as these phones if you have of the models that came with a USB-C charger.
MxM111@kbin.social 1 year ago
It is not about which side, but about at which angle I can insert the lightning connector. It is just easier to do it with lightning when you can not see it.
ripcord@kbin.social 1 year ago
I don't find that to be true, and I would be surprised if many people do. But your experience is just as valid.