Apple Make money. Since designing the charging interface of the mobile phone as a unique lightning interface, with its technical patent, all data cables that have been authorized and certified by MFI have to be paid as a part of the profit for Apple every time they sell!
Then what does MFI mean? It is actually the abbreviation of "made for iPhone". The industry generally believes that getting MFI certification not only means huge profits, but also a symbol of strength for enterprises in terms of technology and quality! Because the pass rate of applying for this certification from Apple is less than 2%! Each data cable has an Apple certified chip and a special MFI chip inside. These two chips are paired with the power management chip inside the mobile phone. The three parties provide a perfect charging solution for the Apple products, such as charging an Apple phone. When the voltage is unstable, the voltage is too high, or even the charging cable is loose, the charging device will automatically lose power, and there will be no burning the screen or burning the baseband. At the same time, this charging cable supports two-side charging, which is very convenient!
However, this interface also has fatal disadvantages. One is that the charging speed is much slower than the Type-C interface, and the other is that it is different from all other charging interfaces. The data cable cannot be used for, which has caused a lot of waste. However, since Apple's official standard configuration has cancelled the charger since the 11th generation, it is said to avoid waste, which has aroused consumers' disgust, because making a unique charging cable is itself a waste of resources!
Although I have received huge fines from Brazil , India and other countries one after another, Apple insists on doing it because compared with the continuous profits, the fine is still a drop in the bucket!
However, in early October 2022, the European Parliament passed a bill: from 2024, some consumer electronics products must provide a single USB-C charging interface. Faced with the hardcore, Apple finally compromised. Apple's vice president of global marketing recently announced that it will comply with the new regulations of EU . From 2023, all Apple devices will gradually use USB-C interfaces. In the future, Apple phones can use faster fast charging, and transmit data faster, and can also be used with other charging cables at home. Life will be more convenient and fast, but Apple cannot continue to make money with this patent!
