I have lightning cables that came with the iPhone 5 and they continue to work perfectly. Handle the cables properly, and they don't break or fail. Every electrical cable has the same disclaimer: pull from the plug, not from the cord/wire. Most people blame cable failure from their own negligence of yanking on the cable.
I have $3 micro-usb cables from Monoprice that can take the yanks just fine. They consistently outlast the $20 Lightning cables in our house, so I've started replacing them with the $12 version that lasts longer.
For $20 design a freaking 36 inch cable that doesn't have to be glad-handed to last more than six months.
My lightning cables were free; they came with my iPhone and iPad. Both still fine after two years.
Yeah, I don't know how to evaluate the failure rate exactly vs. two happy cables for one user, but we have five devices that came with Lightning cables, replaced three of them under warranty, and at this point none of those eight cables are functional at all. The $12 Monoprice knockoffs last a lot longer, and their new flat cables seem to be able to take whatever we throw at them.
Exercise common sense with relation to cables, and they will last a good long time.
Sadly, not everyone does.
I do, and they still don't last long. Again I ask, why do cheapo cables last much longer than the Apple ones? Why can I chuck the cheapo ones in my bag without fear of damage, and the Apple ones I have to carefully put in a dedicated pocket? Does my careful treatment of the Apple cables cause them to break sooner than the cheapo ones? Hmmm...
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My lightning cables were free; they came with my iPhone and iPad. Both still fine after two years.
That doesn't make them "free"... And presumably you have your cables in a position where they are never moved. Or you don't use them :P
Yeah, I don't know how to evaluate the failure rate exactly vs. two happy cables for one user, but we have five devices that came with Lightning cables, replaced three of them under warranty, and at this point none of those eight cables are functional at all. The $12 Monoprice knockoffs last a lot longer, and their new flat cables seem to be able to take whatever we throw at them.
Exercise common sense with relation to cables, and they will last a good long time.
Sadly, not everyone does.
I do, and they still don't last long. Again I ask, why do cheapo cables last much longer than the Apple ones? Why can I chuck the cheapo ones in my bag without fear of damage, and the Apple ones I have to carefully put in a dedicated pocket? Does my careful treatment of the Apple cables cause them to break sooner than the cheapo ones? Hmmm...