• Carighan Maconar@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I just plug a cable in, tbh. Or have a stand the phone sits on, which automatically aligns it with the charging circutry, too.

    That’s wht I mean. It’s neat. It solves the problem of needing a specific stand for a specific phone to ensure alignment. Of course in an age of 3D printing, a 3D-printed stand that aligns the USB-C cable actually works exactly as quick when putting the phone down, so eh. So yeah. Neat. But is it in any way transformative? No, not at all. In fact a day after I no longer notice it existing. Which speaks to good technology, sure, but also means I struggle a bit to understand why people make a bit deal out of:

    • Wireless charging
    • Magneting holders
    • Magneting holders with wireless chargers
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      11 months ago

      You’ve never had usb ports fail.

      I didn’t either until USB C became standard on phones. I’ve had 3 USB C port failures in 3 years. Wireless charging has saved one phone so far. The others I just replaced.

      The other use-case is the car, it’s nice to be able to get in and set the phone on the magnetic mount and have it charge without connecting a cable. Makes getting out simpler too. Just grab the phone and go.

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        11 months ago

        Never had a USB port fail, no. And to be fair, lack of easy repairability is a separate and much bigger problem. On the FP4 I have, I doubt a broken charging port is a big problem, considering how easy the camera was to replace.

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        11 months ago

        I’ve had 3 USB C port failures in 3 years

        Then you must be doing something seriously wrong. Are you jamming scissors in here?

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          11 months ago

          USB-C likes to get full of dust and is impossible to clean out.

          I have dust plugs in mine and just wireless charge because I have also had failures.

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            Wouldn’t say it’s impossible. I’ve done it pretty often at work (tech support) and at home with sim eject tools, pointy tweezers, knitting needles etc. 5 minutes of patience and the port is like new. Just need to avoid the centre where the contacts are.

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            11 months ago

            impossible to clean out

            Really? How about gently blowing into it?

            Also, do you keep sand in your pocket? Like, just how?

            I have a phone that is almost 4 years old and had USB-C only laptops since 2014. Not once did I have a problem with dust or let alone any kind of failure of an USB-C port. This is just absurd.

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        11 months ago

        I’ve been using USB-C on all my phones and most laptops since 2015. One of the phones I used for 4 years and plugged in multiple times per day, and I’ve never had a USB-C port fail.