EU may force Apple to finally have USB-C on their iPhones.
After Apple refusing to have an USB-C port on their iPhone devices for years to have an Lightning cable instead, which will help them to sell more accessories to the customers and can also charge the manufacturers who makes accessories that work with lightning port and it's a know fact that Apple generally charges more for the accessories it makes for it's devices.
Coming to the law that was proposed by European Union, the law which may pass later this year will aim to reduce e-waste and improve the convenience of the customers, the law when implemented will force the device manufacturers to use USB-C port in their devices.
This move will bring a uniformity in charging cables all over European Union countries that will result in easy access and customer comfort since they don't have to buy different cables for different devices and their accessories.
But Apple says other wise about this move, they say that this law may result in more e-waste and customer discomfort which was the opposite of the main aim of the law,
this is feedback given by Apple to the European Union
This will also force other companies who are selling or manufacturing their products in EU countries to switch and use USB-C port in their devices if they are not already, USB-C port which was released in August of 2014 has became very popular for it's Power Delivery of up to 100 watts and it's high transfer speeds.
Apple also switched to USB-C in the case of iPad and Macbooks , the new 11-inch iPad pro which released in 2018 has USB-C which will be helpful to connect to other devices easily like for example to a camera to copy your photos directly to your iPad pro and Macbook pro line up starting from 2016 also had USB-C ports. But we haven't seen a USB-C port in an iPhone.
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After Apple refusing to have an USB-C port on their iPhone devices for years to have an Lightning cable instead, which will help them to sell more accessories to the customers and can also charge the manufacturers who makes accessories that work with lightning port and it's a know fact that Apple generally charges more for the accessories it makes for it's devices.
Coming to the law that was proposed by European Union, the law which may pass later this year will aim to reduce e-waste and improve the convenience of the customers, the law when implemented will force the device manufacturers to use USB-C port in their devices.
This move will bring a uniformity in charging cables all over European Union countries that will result in easy access and customer comfort since they don't have to buy different cables for different devices and their accessories.
But Apple says other wise about this move, they say that this law may result in more e-waste and customer discomfort which was the opposite of the main aim of the law,
this is feedback given by Apple to the European Union
Apple stands for innovation. Regulations that would drive conformity across the type of connector built into all smartphones freeze innovation rather than encourage it. Such proposals are bad for the environment and unnecessarily disruptive for customers.More than 1 billion Apple devices have shipped using a Lightning connector in addition to an entire ecosystem of accessory and device manufacturers who use Lightning to serve our collective customers. We want to ensure that any new legislation will not result in the shipment of any unnecessary cables or external adaptors with every device, or render obsolete the devices and accessories used by many millions of Europeans and hundreds of millions of Apple customers worldwide. This would result in an unprecedented volume of electronic waste and greatly inconvenience users. To be forced to disrupt this huge market of customers will have consequences far beyond the stated aims of the Commission.Beginning in 2009, Apple led industry efforts to work together to promote a common charging solution. And with the emergence of USB Type-C, we have committed alongside six other companies that all new smartphone models will leverage this standard through a connector or a cable assembly. We believe this collective effort by many of the industry’s leading companies is better for innovation, better for consumers and better for the environment.
EU has asked and received feedback from the tech companies about this initiative, EU summarizes the initiative as
The rules standardise chargers for mobile phones and other similar devices which will benefit consumers and limit e-waste.
This will also force other companies who are selling or manufacturing their products in EU countries to switch and use USB-C port in their devices if they are not already, USB-C port which was released in August of 2014 has became very popular for it's Power Delivery of up to 100 watts and it's high transfer speeds.
Apple also switched to USB-C in the case of iPad and Macbooks , the new 11-inch iPad pro which released in 2018 has USB-C which will be helpful to connect to other devices easily like for example to a camera to copy your photos directly to your iPad pro and Macbook pro line up starting from 2016 also had USB-C ports. But we haven't seen a USB-C port in an iPhone.
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