jare500

I very much hope Apple stays with Lightning. Wired data transfer speeds are largely irrelevant these days as the majority of people back up their phones via iCloud, so transitioning for that is, in my mind, solving a problem most people don't have. What most iPhone users do have, however, are a plethora of lightning cables acquired over many years and many devices. As it happens, I work for a large cellular carrier in the United States and sell iPhones and competing android devices. In my experience, lightning tends to fare better in terms of durability. USB-C has its pins in the middle of the port. As a result, they tend to break more easily and damage the phone. Lightning ports have their pins around the exterior of the port. As a result, the cable is much more likely to be damaged in the event of an accident than the phone itself, which is a huge advantage (much cheaper to buy a new cable than to repair/replace a phone). I think lightning should be the last port in iOS devices before the transition to completely wireless charging/data transfer solutions.