> higher mating cycles
It’s the other way around.
USB-C sockets are much more robust than their A counterparts, since the spring is in the plug for C, as opposed to in the socket for A.
It’s the other way around.
USB-C sockets are much more robust than their A counterparts, since the spring is in the plug for C, as opposed to in the socket for A.
but i doubt you will get more cycles out of C in real life. that might be what the spec says but given the pitch of the pins on the C connector compared to the A, you have a world of greater tolerance to work with
> but i doubt you will get more cycles out of C in real life
You're free to doubt the designers of the USB specification and/or the manufacturer's compliance with the specification, but just logically, the part about having the springs in the plug, not the port, makes sense to me.
I've seen many broken USB-A ports in airplanes and other public charging ports with the spring connectors bent beyond recognition.