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Also make fucking sure you dont knock the charger side of your device against things. It was almost always my machines hitting walls that broke mine :/
"Planned Obsolesence" is certainly a thing unfortunately, 'why make expensive, long-lasting items when cheaper, shorter-lived items sell faster' is pretty much the name of the game now.
That said, outside of bending and normal wear and tear, when it comes to external ports on small things like phones every so often you get dust/lint packed in from multiple insertions [giggity] that gets overlooked, solved pretty easily by the occasional careful scrapeout with something tiny.
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Charging ports can be easily fixed. Even microusb, if you have a magnifing glass, flux, wick, a decent iron with a SMD-able tip, good solder, and a steady hand. All microusb receptacles are standardized in the USB standards document.
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[–] PraiseIPU 1 point 11 points 12 points (+12|-1) ago
they get pushed pulled and otherwise beat up.
those tiny copper wires can't handle the abuse.
there are magsafe attachments to USB ports so the connection doesn't get so beat up.
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[–] i_scream_trucks ago
Also make fucking sure you dont knock the charger side of your device against things. It was almost always my machines hitting walls that broke mine :/
[–] 13117581? 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Not designed to fail, but designed to last a certain number of insertions before potential failure.
If you see a board with only some of the port anchor pins soldered, then you could say the designer wanted it to fail.
[–] Gravspeed 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Use quality cables. A loose connection will wear out the internal contacts.
[–] ItGoesOnAnonAnonAnon 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
"Planned Obsolesence" is certainly a thing unfortunately, 'why make expensive, long-lasting items when cheaper, shorter-lived items sell faster' is pretty much the name of the game now.
That said, outside of bending and normal wear and tear, when it comes to external ports on small things like phones every so often you get dust/lint packed in from multiple insertions [giggity] that gets overlooked, solved pretty easily by the occasional careful scrapeout with something tiny.
[–] TigoleBitties 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
USB C is the best answer. Larger and more stable connector, higher power and higher speed. Only downside is cheap cables can really be a pain.
[–] stradian 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Charging ports can be easily fixed. Even microusb, if you have a magnifing glass, flux, wick, a decent iron with a SMD-able tip, good solder, and a steady hand. All microusb receptacles are standardized in the USB standards document.
[–] Rellik88 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago
Mini USB is the devil.
[–] littul_kitton 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
You mean Micro USB. Mini USB is a fair bit tougher.
[–] glassuser 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
USB-B mini and USB-B micro. But yes, mini is more robust. But bigger. IIRC USB-C is rated for even more.
[–] zyklon_b 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
Same here.