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Anecdotally, both Valve and Meta have struggled with the durability of USB-C on their Index Controllers and Quest headsets respectively.
When used with a device that will move around, and maybe bump into things, USB-C can be easily shorted out leading to melted connections on these devices. To the point where Valve started asking users to stop charging their controllers while they are using them. A little alert pops up if you do.
I personally had one Index controller melt its port due to the USB-C connection not being solid. I found it melted during charging one time. I must have set it down at a bad angle. I’ve also seen many Quests get posted online showing a melted USB-C port.
I also find the USB-C port on the PS5 controller isn’t 100% stable too. I use it with a high quality cable on my PC.
Micro USB was worse about connection stability. But I’m not aware of it easily melting ports.
The USB-C connections Apple makes seem to be to a higher standard than all the ports I just mentioned. It is possible to make solid ones. But it seems you need to intentionally do so.
Is anyone else aware of anecdotal USB-C durability issues? It seems like the port is fine, but only when it’s reinforced/high quality.
It might have more to do with build quality. I've never had an issue.
That’s exactly what I’m saying. I’m not use to having this variability in build quality of USB ports, or Lightning ports.
I’m use to it either always being shit (micro-usb) or almost always fine unless an incident damages the port. USB-A is rock solid, relatively speaking.
No one uses Micro USB so that's not really reliant. As far as lightning goes it is just as variable as usb-c.
Maybe I am reading into it but it sounds like you just are one of those people who thinks "Apple good everything else sucks"
Did I get micro wrong? I mean the one the PS4 controllers had. I’m just comparing it to past standards. Why can’t I compare the durability? That’s what this thread of comments on this post is about.
Lots of companies make quality usb-c ports. I just happen to know of two surprising examples where the quality was lacking. I wouldn’t expect Valve and Meta to have poorly made ports. I’d expect cheap Chinese designed/produced devices to have them.
Apple was just an easy example of quality well built ports.