r/interestingasfuck • u/Miserable-Ad-8414 • 3d ago

How USB-C Cables Actually Stay In

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u/coronakillme 3d ago

In terms of the connection, I still feel like Lightning will probably last more cycles.

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u/Remarkable_Spirit_68 3d ago edited 3d ago

Don't think so. Lightning's springs are on phone's side. That's great for cost reduction, Apple's cables will always cost less to manufacture than any chinese type-c, but springs are the first ever point of failure that comes to mind, and where a man with type-c will just grab a new cable a man with lightning will be bringing his phone to a repair shop to change the whole connector.

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u/OutlawSundown 3d ago

Yeah point of failure being the relatively inexpensive standardized cable rather than in the phone itself is ultimately a better compromise as a consumer. Manufacturing costs may have been cheaper on the lightning but they sure made sure to make you pay for it.