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Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 by schmuelio on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @10:20AM (#33080763)
> Micro-USB and Mini-USB were both far more robust.

Micro-USB and USB-C both have the same minimum durability ratings, you may just be buying non-compliant cables (or you're encountering selection bias or something):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#Durability

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Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 by moffkalast on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @10:36AM (#33080992)
Could be that I'm somehow an outlier, I suppose time will tell since they'll be around for a while and in literally everything.
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Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 by ThePowerOfFuet on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @11:27AM (#33081725)
>the newer Micro-USB[4] and USB-C receptacles are both designed for a minimum rated lifetime of 10,000 cycles of insertion and removal.

Micro-USB is an abomination from a durability perspective, and in no way does this reflect reality for the majority of Micro-USB plugs and sockets I've found in the wild.

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Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 by eropple on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @01:13PM (#33083446)
I'm pretty sure that rated lifetime is for correct insertion, yeah. USB-C has a thicker cross-section and the rounded ends definitely help with correct insertion to reduce the likelihood of whomping on the socket when you plug it in.
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