USB-C Port on iPhone

[melling]

I’ve got a USB-C on my iPad and I must say that the lightning port is a better connector, at least as far as inserting and removing it.

[ev1]

When I'm really mobile on some days I'm genuinely terrified of breaking off the USB-C tab inside the port at times. It feels a lot.. safer? to be inserting the middle portion like lightning, I am rather unsure how to describe it.

[WastingMyTime89]

The issue with lighting is that the springs used to ensure proper contact are on the phone side. USB-C wisely put them on the cable side. This means it’s a bit harder to insert but when the springs become loose you just need a new cable rather than get your phone repaired.

[smileysteve]

At the risk of being ironic, I use magnetic connectors on my usbc MacBook pro

[Gigachad]

I find the iPad usb c to be entirely sufficient, but lighting certainly has a more satisfying snap. Would still rather usb c on the iPhone.

[mackatap]

I only like usbc because my phone, Thinkpad, MacBook, switch, and vape all use it.

[solarkraft]

Has anyone made kits for this type of procedure yet? Maybe I'd buy one for an iPhone X at a reasonable price, since the charging port is the single most annoying thing about using it day to day.

[jandorn]

A lot of people come to my repair shop with Apple devices. Many of them have “mushy” feeling UCB-C ports that don’t click when inserting a cable. It seems that Lightning port is vastly superior.

[traviswt]

Here’s a YouTube video of a similar project: https://youtu.be/1yudWXta6dM

[gruez]

Or this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCEzdj_8YwU

Seems like there's a lot of people doing the same project.