In a world’s first, EU plans common charging port for all cellphones

The EU goals to have a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones beneath a European Commission proposal offered on Thursday in a world first, with the transfer impacting iPhone maker Apple greater than its rivals. The transfer has been greater than 10 years within the making, with the European Union government touting environmental advantages and ₹250 million in annual financial savings for customers.

Beneath the Fee’s proposal, a USB-C connector will develop into the usual port for all smartphones, tablets, cameras, headphones, transportable audio system and handheld videogame consoles. Chargers can even be bought individually from digital units.

The EU government will revise its eco-design regulation within the close to future in order that the exterior energy provide is interoperable, which is the final step for a typical cost.

The Fee mentioned it was not focusing on Apple and solely acted as a result of firms weren’t capable of agree on a typical resolution regardless of a decade of talks, which have lowered the variety of cell phone chargers to 3 from 30.

Apple pushed again in opposition to the proposal. “We stay involved that strict regulation mandating only one kind of connector stifles innovation quite than encouraging it, which in flip will hurt customers in Europe and all over the world,” the corporate mentioned in a press release.