Ease of cleaning is a terrible reason to order one over the other though. Just grab a sim tool to gently scrape out fuzz, and you're back to better charging speeds and data transfer speeds, literally the reason USB C 3.0 is superior.

[–] snowbell@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When lightning came out, the other choice was MicroUSB which is an objectively bad connector that can burn in hell. I hate MicroUSB with a fiery passion. And people were really upset that Apple ditched the 30 pin connector so I cant fault them for keeping lightning so long. Either way I really don't care because the only thing it changes for me is the cable I keep at my bedside. My data transfers are all done wirelessly. I don't know why people think this is such a big deal, it is (mostly) just a charging port. As long as it doesn't break if you breathe on it wrong like MicroUSB I'm happy.

I still have useless 30 pin connector accessories floating around.