The proprietary connectors used by Nokia, Ericsson, etc, before USB where all "better" in the sense that the contacts were just pressed against each other, just like what used to be (?) on Ipads and Macs.
I've killed a number of USB ports by walking away with or dropping the phone while it's connected.
Oof, tell me about it. I still have a N900 that's otherwise in decent condition, but the MicroUSB charging jack is rattling merrily around inside the case...
