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Title: The EU wants to mandate USB-C ports on smartphones Post by: HCK on January 17, 2020, 04:05:20 pm The EU wants to mandate USB-C ports on smartphones
Previously a suggestion, now heading towards a compulsion. What you need to know The EU is moving towards mandating USB-C adoption on electronics. The bloc had previously adopted a voluntary directive back in 2014, but the results were less than satisfactory. Now, USB-C might be made a mandatory inclusion irrespective of the price-point or OEM. USB-C is more or less a standard in 2020. Smartphones like the Pixel 4 come with it, Apple's iPads have adopted it, and even laptops are powered with USB-C ports. Yet, while it's everywhere, it's not entirely ubiquitous. Some lower-end devices from brands as storied as Huawei and Nokia still ship with Micro-USB ports. So while it's a standard on all flagships, it hasn't reached the saturation point where the EU is satisfied. The bloc had pushed for the establishment of a common charging standard that would fit "all mobile phones, tablets, e-book readers and other portable devices" back in 2014, and adopted a policy of gently nudging ind... Source: The EU wants to mandate USB-C ports on smartphones (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/XFtbqahwWMM/eu-wants-mandate-usb-c-ports-smartphones) |