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There are now three main charger interfaces for mainstream mobile devices on the market: Micro USB interface, USB Type-C interface, and Lightning interface. Among them, the Micro USB interface and USB Type-C interface are mainly used for Android devices, while the Lightning interface is exclusive to the Apple product. The five-wrapped charging cables on the table are always upsetting, and some users who have both Apple and Android products always need to switch back and forth between different charging cables. Why can't we use a charging interface uniformly? Recently, EU reached an agreement, and is expected to become the universal charging port for all phones, tablets and cameras in the EU by fall 2024. The EU will leave hardware manufacturers with longer time to adjust their laptops, up to 40 months.
(Cluttered data cable, picture source Visual China )
USB Type-C interface will dominate the world
In fact, the electronic waste and pollution problems caused by different charging interfaces have long existed, and the messy data cables have also brought a lot of inconvenience to people's lives. The EU's move is aimed at solving these problems. In the past decade, the EU will reduce the number of mobile phone chargers from 30 to 3, and now the era of unity is coming: "According to the new regulations, consumers will no longer need to use different charging devices and charging cables every time they buy a new device, and can use a charger for a variety of small and medium-sized portable electronic devices." And when purchasing new devices, buyers can also choose whether to buy a charger. If they already have the same type of charger, they can reduce the hassle of wasting resources and data cable accumulation. Now some mobile phone manufacturers also let consumers choose whether to want a charger according to their needs, such as Xiaomi . It is estimated that there are about 11,000 tons of chargers processed and unused each year. And "these regulations can allow more chargers to be reused, and if this solution is implemented, consumers can save a total of 250 million euros per year on purchasing unnecessary chargers."
Regarding the issue of power delivery, the EU said: "Consumers will get clear information on the charging characteristics of new devices to understand whether they are compatible with their existing chargers. USB-C 2.1 supports power transmission up to 240 watts, up to 100 watts, but there is no clear way to determine how much power a given cable can support."
Lightning interface will go from
However, this move may have the greatest impact on Apple . After all, in recent years, more and more Android products and some computer brands have gradually used USB Type-C interfaces. With the trend of gradually unified device interfaces, Apple still "sticks to itself". Most products of use their own Lightning interfaces. Since the charging interfaces of different Apple products are also different, it will be difficult to achieve "going around the world in the first line" even if you purchase a full set of Apple products. in Europe, about 20% of devices sold use the Lightning port.
At present, Apple has not responded to this legislation, but in 2020, Apple expressed its views on the unified charging interface, " We believe that forcing all smartphones to have built-in connectors is to kill rather than encourage innovation, and will harm European consumers and the entire economic development ."
USB Type C interface is a perfect solution?
Netizens also have different opinions on this:
Great days? USB Type-Ch is a standard that is reaching its peak. What happens when a company develops a standard that is better than USB Type-C, a standard that is beneficial to consumers, but the EU says it doesn't work. You can't use it, what happens? The lighting interface is obviously not a problem for consumers, otherwise they would not have purchased iPhone .
Current devices still need to be charged. Your charging cable is still useful. It implements the baseline standard for charging. One connector is suitable for all your devices, enabling ultra-fast data transfer and high watt charging.And it is small, reversible, and bidirectional.
I used both Lightning and USB-C charging cables. Both of my Lightning charging cables cannot be used due to oxidation (not because of water inlet or other things, they are used normally), and so far, no USB-C charging cable has problems. So the one with the better Lightning is obviously Apple fans.
What do you think of the unified charging cable? Do you think this move can bring you some convenience? Welcome to leave a message to tell us.
Reference:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220603IPR32196/deal-on-common-charger-reducing-hassle-for-consumers-and-curbing-e-waste
https://www.engadget.com/eu-reaches-deal-to-make-usb-c-a-common-charger-for-most-electronic-devices-104605067.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31652291
https://twitter.com/ModernContinuum/status/1534148213267218432
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-apple-charger-idUSKBN1ZM2EV
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