The Android-vs.-iPhone war won’t end anytime soon, and while there’s no shortage of pros and cons for each platform, there’s one area where Apple‘s device is the clear loser: its absurdly fragile charging cable.
Pinpointing exactly what is wrong with the design or materials is difficult, because it seems to fail in a myriad of ways. Sometimes it bunches up near the connector, sometimes it splits open at the seams, and sometimes it just completely falls apart.
One thing is for certain—we know exactly what needs to be fixed.
This
how does my iphone charger still work perfectly looking like this pic.twitter.com/BjxK702tj6
— Olivia ✨ (@MsOliviaN) November 28, 2015
And this
@APPLEOFFIClAL not too impressed that my iPhone charger has melted-could have set my house on fire! #couldhavedied pic.twitter.com/VfNJQqaMOr
— Bethan Langrish (Evans) (@BethLangrish) November 27, 2015
And this
https://twitter.com/awesomendyy/status/619961498358542336
And this
This iPhone user should have used a fray fix. Don't let it happen to you !!! http://t.co/h25letDUkS #moneysaving pic.twitter.com/9GfHUo48K8
— The Fray Fix Eu (@thefrayfixeu) July 24, 2014
And this
https://twitter.com/rshhma/status/657877612086341632
And this
Is it a coincidence that all iPhone chargers end up wearing a turtleneck like Steve Jobs?? pic.twitter.com/RvqJpMcUWl
— Ian🖤 (@ChiefReads) August 26, 2015
And this
This is my #iphone #charger from @APPLEOFFIClAL and it sits at my office desk and its starting to fray! so mad pic.twitter.com/u0YCeKoKrR
— Tanvi Ahuja (@ttanvii) September 10, 2015
And this
Left my fav 4ft iPhone cable @ work today..thankfully I have like 20 of these 1m scrunched up turtleneck types!😏 pic.twitter.com/qU7Pd0Hn4E
— J E N N I F E R 🦋 (@LaBonitaJJ) April 2, 2015
And this
Just wish I knew about @ChargerArmour before my iPhone charger started to fray! #preventthebent pic.twitter.com/5bKkhc0CkI
— Sheaffer (@Sheaffer315) April 15, 2015
And this
I break iPhone chargers so quickly…I don't understand, I'm careful with them! Darn you turtleneck curse😫 pic.twitter.com/bLvbGUTiAx
— Bess H. Frankoff (@BessFrankoff) May 20, 2015
And also this
My iPhone cord been charging my phone 8-10x a week. THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT!?!? pic.twitter.com/gcWQizWXlQ
— Father Christmas Cooling Coot 💯🇳🇬 (@and1grad) December 1, 2015
Get it together, Apple!
Photo via SantaCroz/Twitter