When I first saw information on USB-C ports, I thought, "Hopefully they've made them more sturdy than the crappy micro-USB!"
My hopes were dashed by reality - USB-C incorporates the same weak design as micro-USB, just altered to so that the cable can be plugged in without regard to "up or down".
The problem with both ports is that the device-side contacts are on a thin plastic strip, prone to being broken if the cable is flexed. And since the first-to-break part is embedded in the expensive device, rather than the cheap cable, a lot of hardware becomes trash "before its time". Headphones, phones, tablets, etc., needing to be replaced because the only charging port broke while charging.
The Lightning connector, despite its other shortcomings, is less likely to break than either micro-USB or USB-C.
Fragile vs not so fragile (Score:2)
When I first saw information on USB-C ports, I thought, "Hopefully they've made them more sturdy than the crappy micro-USB!"
My hopes were dashed by reality - USB-C incorporates the same weak design as micro-USB, just altered to so that the cable can be plugged in without regard to "up or down".
The problem with both ports is that the device-side contacts are on a thin plastic strip, prone to being broken if the cable is flexed. And since the first-to-break part is embedded in the expensive device, rather than the cheap cable, a lot of hardware becomes trash "before its time". Headphones, phones, tablets, etc., needing to be replaced because the only charging port broke while charging.
The Lightning connector, despite its other shortcomings, is less likely to break than either micro-USB or USB-C.