I’ve had 400% more failures of USB C than of micro. Keep in mind I’ve only had C for a couple years, and micro for 14 across numerous devices.
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buddascrayon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
What kind of sadistic shit bag would actually want those defective easily broken pieces of trash back???
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 months ago
buddascrayon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s got to be something you’re doing. Cause I’ve had exactly zero problems. In fact I don’t think I’ve actually met a person who’s ever had a problem with USB - C. But I have boxes (plural) of dead micro USB cables and, on top of that, I have so many devices that have been rendered useless by the fact that the micro USB port has been blown or damaged in some way it’s not even funny.
SirSnufflelump@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I’m with you. Those spring-latch-things on the micro just give up on life and the whole thing becomes useless or tears apart the port you try to plug them into. I say leave them in the past
buddascrayon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah, I love the counter argument of “oh, the USB - C gets dirt in it”. As though that hasn’t been an issue with every port ever conceived. 😒
Dkarma@lemmy.world 2 months ago
LG phones were notoriously bad…the v60 especially had a defective port.
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 2 months ago
I don’t know what you’re doing because I’ve had 0 failures with it
shottymcb@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Type-C ports are a lot more sensitive to dirt in my experience. I can keep it working if I clean the port every couple weeks, but at this point I just pretend phones don’t have charging ports.
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 2 months ago
They are, but it hasn’t been a problem for me. I clean the port on my phone maybe twice a year
ma11en@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Sounds like you need to invest in some port covers.
Storspoven@feddit.nu 2 months ago
Me too, first two phones I had with USB C both developed issues with the port, one shorted in the port, the other for some reason could only be charged with one specific cable, oriented in only one direction. Never had any issues with the ports on any previous USB micro phones.
The current one works alright though, and its capable of detecting water and dirt in the port, so probably won’t short itself. So I think the technology is improving.
lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
In my experience, that’s what tends to happen with a dirty port/cable. Cleaning it out solves the problem 99% of the time.
ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
My anecdotal experience is the complete opposite of you two lol. Tons of issues with micro-b and a few broken connectors. No issues thus far with C.
enleeten@discuss.online 2 months ago
Do not taunt micro USB adapter
JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Definitely user error.
meekah@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Failures of ports or cables?
lauha@lemmy.one 2 months ago
I want full size USB-B on all phones. Fight me
Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Thicker Phone with a longer battery and durable. Sign me up.
vithigar@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Nope. It’s *aaaaaall camera bump.
Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Camera bump really pisses me off. Just make the phone thicker with a longer battery damnit
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Your phone is now a cylinder behind the camera.
FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 2 months ago
God yes. I absolutely HATE that phones got slimmer and slimmer while also consuming more battery - which can’t be swapped like the good old days.
I’ve got giant hands. Give me a phone that’s AT LEAST twice as thick with w battery that lasts at least three days.
I’d absolutely carry a large Motorola brick phone style if those were still viable today. They do make retro gimmick phones like it, but you really do need a smartphone for a lot of specific apps.
TotalSonic@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Unihertz and Oukitel both make “rugged” phone models with giant batteries - aimed at weekend campers with giant hands. And Fairphone and Volla both have phones that still allow for easy battery swapping.
lauha@lemmy.one 2 months ago
There are a ton of those in the market already
dactylotheca@suppo.fi 2 months ago
Reject USB, return to DB-25
otacon239@feddit.de 2 months ago
Just give me an AGP slot on my phone. Hell, toss in a SCSI while you’re at it.
baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
If battery technology werenʼt still stuck in the Vietnam War era, 2-second rapid charging would require something like a thick boi USB-B cable to satisfy everyoneʼs desire to also use their phone as a tazer/hand grenade/flying drone/cardiac defibrillator/space heater.