Skip to content

Comment on World’s first USB-C iPhone sells on eBay for $86,001parent

Comments

This blog post describes a design choice that would make the USB-C port far more likely to fail than the lightning port:

https://www.appledystopia.com/reviews/usb-c-vs-lightning-pag...

"With Lightning, the connecting tabs are on the cable itself. USB-C has connecting tabs on the port."

This reddit comment thread describes a flaw where the USB-C device-end becomes clogged with dust, sometimes possible to clean out with a toothpick:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/9wdylm/usb_c_p...

This is a reddit post where people are complaining about lightning cables failing:

https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/5cjvlf/durability_o...

If you were buying a device, would you rather the port on your device wear out, or the cable that connects to it?

AboutSource Built by g1lg1l

Hackerly is an independent reader for Hacker News, built on the public HN API. Not affiliated with Y Combinator.