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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

I have had this happen so much more with USB-C than microUSB connectors. I think it's just a matter of how it locks in place. MicroUsb would very often (though not 100% of the time) have some prong like things on one side that held it in place better.

USB-C just kinda snaps over a tiny PCB and has room to wiggle around, which, at least in all the devices I've had break on me this way, the PCB itself becomes loose or even snaps off from constantly being flexed or jostled around by the cable.

They should put those little prong/wing things on the top and bottom (in a way that doesn't mess with the omnidirectional nature of the cable) of the metal oval to lessen this, IMO.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Strange.. My experience has been the opposite of yours. I've actually not had a USB-c cable do this yet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I've had it happen to plenty of USB-C devices, but I had far more issues with previous USB generations.

Wireless charging tho is clutch as a backup charging method. Key word being backup.

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