So I had an iPhone 4 which i ditched quite quickly as I thought it was a junk phone and went Android for a while. Picked up again at iPhone 6 when I was paid for some work with an iPhone 6 Plus and have had iPhones since. So that was 2014, 8 years of Lightning ports.

I've had 0 lightening cables break in any capacity.

While the USB-C cables I've had for Headphones, iPad, Asus Keyboard, Corsair Mouse, and a few other little things. I've had to replace 5 cables.

I love the idea of having 1 cable that I can use for everything. But no matter what anyone says, the lightning cable is superior in terms of physical connection.

Been using Lightning models since the iPhone 6 generation and haven't seen this behavior even once. The worst I've seen was a couple of times where the phone's port got pocket lint stuck in it, making it harder to plug in cables which was fixed easily enough with some careful teasing with a SIM ejector tool.

I don't have anything against USB-C but its "click" factor varies a lot between cable/port manufacturers due to much wider tolerances/variances in manufacturing.

The click is good until pocket lint accumulates in the phone lightning receptacle. At that point it starts failing to charge occasionally. A couple of minutes with a toothpick and a flashlight and it is back to working great.

I saw the arc once with a cheap no-name cable. I'm guessing the cable tolerances on the conductor placements was off a little bit.

I’ve had corroded pins on a couple Lightning cables, always happens after the phone was in a humid environment like a steamy bathroom after a shower. Now I resort to wireless charging if there’s any hint of moisture on the phone and that has kept my connectors fresh.

uhh tbh no. i have had problems with that stupid little center piece in a usb c port weakening because it's still a stupid design.

+1 to this behavior. Did not know it was from arcing. I have lots of cables of the years that have that signature black pin. Very annoying.