Intense hatred for cell phone charger makers....

Apple products are for suckers.

I've never had an issue with android or apple chargers lasting the life of the phone. Do you take care of your phone? Meaning, do you make sure you don't bounce it off the concrete as much as possible, or submerge it underwater for hours? I bet you do. A charger needs the same care. You can't bend the joints at obscene angles, you can't wrap it up and unwrap the cord every day haphazardly. Respect the charger.

Not only have my Android chargers worked for the entire life of the phones, but they all still work and have never stopped working. And since they all use the same type of charger I have plenty of them plugged in around the house.

Apple's proprietary connector is one reason I went with an Android phone. Android uses USB and USB is universal - that's what the "U" stands for. I have a drawer full of USB chargers and cords from various devices I've bought - phones, music players, GPS devices, etc. If one breaks I just grab another from the drawer.

When I had an iPhone, I never had a problem with the charger apple included with the phone, they lasted forever. I had three different iPhones so I had three reliable chargers. All the third party chargers were crap, and apple charges way too much for me to buy one of their chargers.

I switched to Android to get away from Apple's proprietary chargers. Now I can buy chargers at the dollar store. They're crap as well, but for a dollar, if it lasts a couple months, I've gotten my money's worth.

$10 says OP just yanks the wire to disconnect his phone like a child rather than grapsing and pulling out by the connector.

(iPhone user for 5 years. iPod user for ~15 years. Never had to replace an Apple charger because it has stopped working or frayed. But, I do wish they were USB.)

Similar rant on huffington post

nobody special wrote:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caslee-sims/post_9808_b_7837854.html

Similar rant on huffington post

The "author" bragged about abusing his charger then asked them to make a stronger one?

Because he's an oh-so-busy college student who can't be bothered to take care of his electronics?

Is this like an Onion article going over my head?

doot doot wrote:

$10 says OP just yanks the wire to disconnect his phone like a child rather than grapsing and pulling out by the connector.

(iPhone user for 5 years. iPod user for ~15 years. Never had to replace an Apple charger because it has stopped working or frayed. But, I do wish they were USB.)

I am not an apple fanboy (only on my 2nd iPhone, have had windows phone, fire phone, dumb phones, etc...) the lightning connector might be my favorite thing about my iPhone. It plugs easily (not only in one direction like micro USB) and is way more durable. I've broken micro USB charger connectors, but not lightning.

I did have to throw out a charger cable because it was damaged by a zipper and I wasn't willing to tape it up and keep using it. It would be better if apple used thicker jackets on the cables.

Same with GPS watches. Except polar has a universal connector charger!

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=7764611

universal bus wrote:

Apple's proprietary connector is one reason I went with an Android phone. Android uses USB and USB is universal - that's what the "U" stands for. I have a drawer full of USB chargers and cords from various devices I've bought - phones, music players, GPS devices, etc. If one breaks I just grab another from the drawer.

USB isn't universal. There's Micro-USB, Mini-B, Type-A, UC-E6. I've had phones/tablets with Micro and Mini connectors, have other devices with UC-E6 (printer) and soem Type-A plugs. AND, there's a new sheriff in town called USB-C and all Android phones will be going to this (most newer phones already are USB-C). So your old Micro-USB connectors won't work anymore.

I'm a fan of USB-C however. It's similar to Lightning in that the cables are reversible and the orientation doesn't matter when you plug them in. The USB-C system is capable of rapid charging (so as to explode your phone ala the Note 7!).

Personally, I've never had a problem with a lightning connector and I've never seen any fraying. I'm using the same chargers I originally got for my iphone 5 when it first came out.

However, my wife's Samsung Galaxy phones have had constant issues with their micro USB ports. If you look online I think you will find a lot more complaints about broken micro USB ports than lightning connectors. Micro USB is a comparatively more fragile device, on top of not being reversible.

Of course the way Apple gouges you for Apple accessories is another story. Micro USB certainly has the advantage of being cheap.

If you are having consistent problems, you might look into a phone that uses a wireless qi charger, which are built-in with many Samsung phones, and avoids the issue of cords and connectors.

My wife can make her iphone chargers last over two years and still look brand new. She takes care of her things.