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		snazz on May 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Smartphones Are Toys First, Tools Second My guess is that the connector on iPhones is riveted into the frame somehow, keeping it from stressing the solder joints when you plug and unplug. On many cheaper phones, maybe the port is just a hole going back to the circuit board, where the only thing holding the port in place is the solder.

cheerlessbog on May 25, 2019 [–]

The tongue design also is just simpler and sites not admit crud into it. And it fits either way around.

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