Counterpoint: The lightning port has both the locking spring tabs as well as the spring contacts in the receptacle, both of which wear out over time.
I'd much rather replace a cable due to worn out springs than my phone's port.
Now why is Apple holding onto Lightning for iPhones when even the iPad has been transitioned to USB-C? I like the theory that Apple is trying to keep it until they can make an entirely wireless iPhone happen, but the failure of AirPower [1] was likely a factor in delaying this transition further than planned.
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Counterpoint: The lightning port has both the locking spring tabs as well as the spring contacts in the receptacle, both of which wear out over time. I'd much rather replace a cable due to worn out springs than my phone's port. Now why is Apple holding onto Lightning for iPhones when even the iPad has been transitioned to USB-C? I like the theory that Apple is trying to keep it until they can make an entirely wireless iPhone happen, but the failure of AirPower [1] was likely a factor in delaying this transition further than planned.
[1]: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/29/apple-officially-cancel...
That's an argument for more of the breakable stuff on the cable than on the phone. Call it Leo The Port.
Connectors are non-trivial.