[kdkirsch]

Apple gets unreasonable flak for this. They have used 2 proprietary connectors over their entire mobile range since the first iPhone in 2007 (or iPod when the dock connector was introduced in 2003). Each Samsung or Nokia phone I owned until getting my first iPhone in 2010 used a different connector. USB-C sure looks like the future but by the same logic the EU could have force micro USB which was inferior to lightning and would have sucked.

[least]

I actually think that as a physical connector, lightning is still better than usb-c. I'm not suggesting that they should keep it around (I long for a full usb-c device life), just that it is a much less fussy connector than usb-c. I don't struggle with blindly insert a lighting cable into my phone or my iPad but frequently will struggle to do the same with a usb-c cable on my macbook pro, despite it being a reversible cable.

I've also had usb-c cables break at the stem of the device while this has never happened with lightning. I'm not certain if this is the nature of the design of usb-c or if it was simply a cheap cable that had no strain relief for the physical connector, but in either case I've never experienced a snapped lightning connector.

The problem with these government mandates is that eventually there will come a new and better connector that phone manufacturers will be blocked from implementing on their phones until after a lengthy legislative process.

[FateOfNations]

That is actually a intentional design element of the USB-C spec... the connectors are intended to fail in a way where the cable takes the hit, rather than the internal connection. That used to be a big issue with USB-A and -B, the internal connections getting torn off of the boards they were attached to. Cables are cheap to replace, devices are generally expensive to repair (hopefully just disassembly and a soldering iron).

[foobar33333]

USB-C ports have a tongue in the device end which can be damaged. Seen some nintento switch repairs and most of the time its the usb c port thats broken. The iphone in comparison seems to have less going on in the port. It does have the port gripper bits inside the port but I have 7 year old devices that still grip the cable just fine.

[fy20]

I would agree that Lightning feels somewhat better designed. I have a USB-C port for docking my laptop and a USB-C phone and both are somewhat flakey. If I move the cable in a certain way it disconnects. I've tried replacing cables, but to no avail, so it definately seems like the connector is the issue.

I had an iPhone 5S for 5 years before this phone and never had any issues, other than dust getting in, which was easily cleaned.

[otm_shank]

Check your port for lint, i had the same issue with my phone and after scraping out compacted lint from the bottom of the port the cable sits as snug as before