-Venser- t1_iuhcz37 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:30 AM

Which cable is better?

Wh00ster t1_iuhdkck wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:38 AM

USB C is better by virtually all measures

Apple fanboys living in la la land for the past 5+ years

DBDude t1_iuie0eh wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:48 PM

USB-C is physically bigger and Lightning is built more to sacrifice the plug to save the device in cases of physical stress.

Dominicus1165 t1_iuhfa60 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Not at all.

USB Type C MAY ship with better specs. But if it doesn’t, Lightning is on par if not better for long term usage because of robustness.

If however they upgrade the specs from USB 2.0 to anything better THEN and only then USB Type C is better than Lightning.

And I think for the new iPad they didn’t do that?! It’s just more compatible now.

Wh00ster t1_iuhgxa9 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:19 AM

USB C specs are as good if not better than Lightning, sounds like it is better.

Physical port robustness is indeed slightly better from what I read, but I haven’t spoken to anyone with USB C port issues, nor have I experienced this myself.

Any issues have been very manufacturer specific. I.e. Apple could make a very reliable USB C port if they wanted.

saintmsent t1_iuhuluy wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:29 PM

I really can't see how Apple could ship a USB 2.0 USB-C port in an 800+ USD iPhone when an iPad for 600 USD has proper USB 3.0 (or whatever it's called nowadays) speeds

As for the robustness argument, sure, theoretically, the port itself is more robust with Lightning, but I haven't seen USB-C ports failing left and right, especially lately, so we should be fine. USB-C with 2.0 spec is still better than Lightning with USB 2.0 simply because of physical compatibility with other devices