Idk who the heck downvoted but yeah the lightning charger in my experience immediately breaks when I put it in any position it just doesn’t like.
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Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
Thank fuck, the lightning charger is hot dogshit, IMO. Th lack of compatibility of iphone is annoying, particularly around how 3rd party charging cords won’t work with their products sometimes.
I had an iphone for over a decade, and finally switched to android. It suits me better. I spend a lot less time thinking ‘i should be able to do this’ and looking for a workaround
MrWafflesNBacon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You’ll feel right at home with usb-c then. I use both every day and, honestly, they both suck.
But with Usb-c you get Power Delivery which kicks the shit out of old 5v 2a nonsense
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
I find usb-c generally better. faster charging, as you’ve pointed out. I find the connections usually a lot more secure too. I have one cord in my car for android auto that’s a finicky little bitch, though, and I’m about to yeet that thing, if I ever remember to replace it. All of my other cords have held up well, and it’s really nice to have the ability to charge all of my devices with one cord.
garretble@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I always feel like usbc could just flip out at any moment. I like the lightning connector better in that regard at least. Usbc just seems looser.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Use a product with less shit USB-C ports then?
Literally never had a C port that wasn’t as tight as a classic USB
Nowhere near the loosening issues micro and mini had in their times
pimento64@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
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lustrum@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Just curious why you think USB C sucks? I think it’s gotten to a mature point now with PD 3.0 or 3.1. I have 1 cable next to my bed that will charge my phone, headphones, laptop, tablet etc. No worrying at all.
PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Part of the issue is exactly what you just mentioned: There are a lot of different standards with varying degrees of compatibility, and none of them are visibly different from one another. There isn’t a good way to immediately identify which cables are “good” and which will just outright refuse to charge your devices. So some of my USB-C cables will charge low power devices, but not bigger things like a laptop or iPad.
Meanwhile, the lightning charger was really really good at enforcing uniformity across different cables. Because you knew you could plug any lighting cable into any lightning port, and it would charge just fine. Yes, this inevitably caused issues with speed as tech progressed and Apple refused to upgrade to new standards. But that refusal also helped them maintain uniformity. Apple also shifted away from hardline data transfers years ago; 99.9% of iPhone users will have iCloud backups happen automatically via wifi, and iCloud means you’re not doing full phone backups every time. You only do the initial backup, then it simply pushes daily changes as you go whenever you connect to wifi. So the actual amount of data that gets transferred is relatively low with day-to-day usage, and it doesn’t eat into your limited call phone data plan. The regular user rarely (if ever) needs to transfer anything via the lightning port, because wireless sync takes care of things as long as they’re on wifi.
The rapid development of USB-C has been great for the tech. But it also means that (as someone who has an iPhone and has very little need for USB-C cables) I’ve bought more USB-C cables in the past two or three years than I have lightning cables. Because my five year old lightning cables are still working fine, while all of my USB-C cables from before the pandemic had to be replaced; Not because they were broken, but simply because newer devices would refuse to charge with them.
GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 1 year ago
But with Usb-c you get Power Delivery
iPhones have supported the PD spec since 2017 (iPhone 8 and iPhone X), assuming the cable supports it (requiring USB-C to Lightning). Their big mistake was not shipping a PD-compatible charger and cable in the box, so very few users actually got one.
reallynotnick@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You can charge faster than 10W using Lightning to USB-C
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I’ve only ever had one lightning charger break. Been using iPhones for a decade.
…I do electrical tape and heat shrink the ends, though. So they probably helps a little.
sebinspace@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Only good thing about Lightning was the connector itself, but USB-C is a much needed improvement. The speed thing though, that gets me, especially when non-flagship devices aren’t limited to 2.x speeds.
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Charger compatibility is a big thing. Back in the ancient days, sales men used to tell me to buy a Nokia phone because everyone had a Nokia charger at home. If you bought an Ericsson or Siemens, nobody could help you if you ran out of battery.
Well that didn’t last forever, since Nokia eventually decided to switch to a slim connection, but before that the compatibility was really good.
Killer@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Base model iphone will still only have usb 2.0 speeds.
Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Reminder:
usb 2 is a 2001 standard
Asudox@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Apple sure is innovating
Graphine@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ll say this. For how much shit Steve Jobs gets, regardless of his personal life, he would never allow this shit to happen. That crazy bastard is responsible for getting rid of the floppy drive and pushing the industry towards USB 1.0.
You can find old forum posts of the original iMac launch and see how surprised and somewhat upset people are at this revelation.
Ocelot@lemmies.world 1 year ago
ok now im really curious, what are you plugging into your CELL PHONE that requires 10 gigabit?
3laws@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Obviously video. You must be an old fashion person that doesn’t record anything on their literally 4k HDR 60fps pocket camera. But I only back up all my stuff directly off my micro SD card because I don’t have 24h to empty all 128GB of it via USB 2.0.
Ocelot@lemmies.world 1 year ago
It takes 35.5 minutes to transfer 128GB over USB 2.0, not 24 hours.
128GB of 4k 60fps video on the iphone is roughly 5-6 hours of video. Considering MicroSD cards under ideal conditions can only write at roughly 1.5x USB 2.0 speed, you’re not really saving a whole lot of time. No idea where you got the 24h empty time from, maybe there’s something wrong with your adapter.
thejml@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I had this question as well. I don’t think I’ve physically plugged my iPhone 11 in for data/photo/video syncing since I got it. Everything is super fast over wifi, there’s no reason for a cord. Only thing I use the port for is charging and sometimes audio. I’d probably have been fine if they dropped the port, but I’m happy they kept it for now.
Rootiest@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Hey I’m with you, don’t really need faster wired data speeds.
But I guess Apple has changed their goals if they are leaving out common functionality available in all other flagship devices simply because it’s not strictly necessary 🤷
PixxlMan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Anything that requires more than 53 MB/s.
sebinspace@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You’d be surprised how much vlogging and videography is performed with iPhones. Even LMG use one for GameLinked
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Ocelot@lemmies.world 1 year ago
The base 15 has the processor from the 14 pro, which does not have the USB 3.0 controller on it.
Just like the base 14 had the processor from the 13 pro …and the base 13 had the processor from the 12 pro
you get the idea.
MrNobody@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
It’s because apple hasn’t released usb3.0 specs as a new invention yet.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
The Pro version does have it.
Everything to push people into buying even more expensive shit, right?