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minus-squarePoggervania@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·10 months agoLightning is more or less the progenitor to USB-C, so the benefits are the same since you can plug in USB-C either way. This also means you can charge your iPad with the same connector as these phones if you have of the models that came with a USB-C charger.
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·10 months agoIt is not about which side, but about at which angle I can insert the lightning connector. It is just easier to do it with lightning when you can not see it.
minus-squareripcord@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoI don’t find that to be true, and I would be surprised if many people do. But your experience is just as valid.
Lightning is more or less the progenitor to USB-C, so the benefits are the same since you can plug in USB-C either way.
This also means you can charge your iPad with the same connector as these phones if you have of the models that came with a USB-C charger.
It is not about which side, but about at which angle I can insert the lightning connector. It is just easier to do it with lightning when you can not see it.
I don’t find that to be true, and I would be surprised if many people do. But your experience is just as valid.