The EU proposes mandatory harmonization of Type-C charging ports?Where does the iPhone go from here?

Last Thursday the European Parliament updated the EU's radio law, which sets out harmonized specifications for putting radio devices on the market, with a universal charging port becoming a basic requirement, though the European Commission will also decide which radios will be subject to that requirement. The European Parliament has passed the draft law with 550 votes in favor, 12 against, and 8 abstentions, and member states have two years to transpose the law into national law, while manufacturers have another year to comply.

In fact, the EU's desire to harmonize smartphone interfaces goes back 10 years. At that time, the EU required a number of phone makers, including Samsung, Huawei, and Apple, to sign a memorandum agreeing to use a unified MicroUSB interface on phones that went on sale in 2011, rather than MiniUSB or other proprietary interfaces. At the time, Apple was using a 30-pin connector, which it used for the iPad2, and later used the smaller Lightning connector for the iPhone.

Now there are Apple's Lightning, MicroUSB, and USB Type-C interfaces for cell phones, and USB Type-C has become the mainstream configuration for Android phones, while MicroUSB is only used in some low-end models. USB Type-C is not only used in cell phones, but also in other products such as computers and headphones. This makes it easier for users to use a unified interface that is not only less wasteful, but also more convenient for users.

The European Union's legislation has direct effect in its member states, and there's a good chance that Apple will be legally compelled to switch to USB Type-C. Will it do so? Will Apple do this? It's the same as the 3C certification that is required for electronics sold in China, so if you don't follow the regulations, you won't be able to sell them properly.

But this regulation is not official yet, and there's a 2-year buffer that won't affect Apple's iPhone 12 lineup. Sources say that Apple will remove the traditional interface from the top-of-the-line iPhones in 2021, and go all-in on wireless charging. Currently AirPods wireless headphones have also been accepted by the majority of users, and I believe that in the future, it will eventually be interface-free.

The EU is proposing to force the harmonization of Type-C charging interfaces, so where does the iPhone go from here? If the EU formalizes this updated EU Radio Law, and then converts it to the national laws of each member state, Apple will ultimately have to accept the result and convert the Lightning interface it now uses to a USB Type-C interface. Only Apple won't be able to give up the benefits easily, and will inevitably haggle with the EU to maximize the benefits.

Last week, the European Parliament took a commanding lead in updating the EU's radio laws to harmonize universal charging ports with USB Type-C. The fastest way to make this a mandatory standard for the market is to wait three years, which means that member states will need two years to translate this into their own national laws, and manufacturers will need another year to comply. It will take about three years for the standard to become mandatory in the market at the earliest, which means that member states will need two years to translate it into their national laws and manufacturers will need another year to comply. So in the short term, it will have less of an impact on Apple, but once it becomes law, Apple will have to accept it.

USB Type-C is now mostly used in Android phones and computers, and Lightning is now only used in Apple products. Apple implemented the Lightning interface mainly to form a differentiation with Android products, and at the same time in Apple's closed circle can be free pricing, and take the enterprise certification to produce the way (certification must also pay the Apple license fee), so that you can earn the maximum profit.

Once the USB Type-C interface is unified, it will undoubtedly move Apple's cheese. Whether it's the Android ecosystem or the Apple ecosystem, you can use the same interface, and Apple will lose the opportunity to earn profits in its own closed circle. So for Apple it's the last thing they want to shift to USB Type-C.

The benefits of standardizing on USB Type-C. There are benefits for the EU zone, and even beyond. Android products, Apple products can use the same chargers and even cables, instead of having to bring different interfaces if you have an Android phone and an Apple phone, which is quite a hassle. And it's also a waste of resources.

But Apple, with its strong fan base, may not be giving up this cheese easily. Apple is bound to haggle with the EU, and even if it moves to USB Type-C, it will open a window where it can make a profit.

It's not what happens to the iphone, it's what happens to the lightning port!

Those countries in the EU add up to a little over 500 million people, not as many as Alipay users, and about the same number of users as Jitterbug, and how many Apple users are there in those 500 million people? They love to use type-c, so we're going to provide them with a type-c interface for their iPhones," he said.

In fact, type-c has no technical advantage over the lightning connector, but it's just that we all use the same connector, so it's easier for different consumer groups to borrow chargers from each other.

In addition, Apple has been very aggressive in its use of type-c interfaces, including the macbook series, which removes all interfaces other than type-c, and can be described as a fanatic advocate of type-c.

This is a very good example of how to use type-c interfaces to improve the performance of a computer, but it's not the only way to do it.

Why say this, because we know that most of the flagship phones in 2019 support wireless charging, including iphone11 , huawei mate30, millet cc9pro , and millet developed unlimited fast-charging technology has been even faster than three years ago priority fast charging. If other companies in the industry to follow up on wireless charging, then wireless charging in three to five years on the charging speed should be able to completely not lose wired charging, or even may be faster. And wireless charging is convenient to the extreme, put on the table on the charge, pick up and play, no wire in the way, sense of technology, experience, greatly enhanced. Some people say type-c is not just for charging, but also for transferring data. Please, do you have to use a cable to transfer data? Huawei's one touch transmission, Apple's airdrop, millet-oppo-vivo mutual transmission alliance, are extremely convenient transmission also does not need wires. Some people say that the host and the monitor must be connected, right? Oh, the host even monitor with what interface and Apple's lighting interface has anything to do? Apple didn't use lighting to connect the monitor on the mac-pro

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The fact that the EU wants to harmonize smartphone interfaces goes back 10 years. At the time, the EU required a number of phone makers, including Samsung, Huawei, and Apple, to sign a memorandum agreeing to use a unified MicroUSB interface on phones that came out in 2011, rather than MiniUSB or other proprietary interfaces. At the time, Apple was using a 30-pin connector, which was used on the iPad2, and later used the smaller Lightning connector on the iPhone.

Current status

Now there are Apple's Lightning, MicroUSB, and USB Type-C interfaces for cell phones, and USB Type-C has become the mainstream configuration for Android phones, while MicroUSB is only used in some low-end models. USB Type-C is not only widely used in mobile phones, but also in other products such as computers and headphones. This makes it easier for users to use a unified interface that is not only less wasteful, but also more convenient for users.

Impact on iPhone

The EU's legislation has direct effect in its member states, and there's a good chance that Apple will be legally compelled to switch to USB Type-C. Will Apple do it? Will Apple do this? It's the same as the 3C certification that's required for electronics sold in China, so if you don't follow the regulations, you won't be able to sell them properly.

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I don't know if you usually pay attention to this small charging interface on our phones, the current mainstream has three types of interfaces, respectively, the Android phone Micro USB, Type-C interface, and the Apple phone Lightning interface. For dual-camera users, the interface does not have a unified standard will really give us a lot of trouble, and even some cable manufacturers even launched a line of dual-head compromise products.

In order to avoid the trouble caused by the lack of uniformity in the interface, the EU is ready to unify the interface of all electronic products, including cell phones, tablets, computers and other electronic devices. One side has to make sacrifices between Android and Apple, and so far it's Apple that's hurting.

For the EU to promote the unification of cell phone charging interface, can be traced back to 2009. In order to be able to unify the charging interface standard, the International Cellular Telecommunications Association held in Barcelona designated Micro USB as the standard interface for cell phones, which will be popularized in 2012 at the latest. Unfortunately, this agreement is not mandatory, and is merely a voluntary memorandum of understanding signed by manufacturers, and Apple has continued to do what it does after signing the memorandum of understanding, essentially ignoring the issue.

Recently, the European Union once again put the issue of harmonizing cell phone charging interfaces on the agenda, and is ready to move forward with this through relevant legislation, with the designated standard interface being the Type-C interface. Once the legislation is passed, all EU member states will implement it unconditionally, which will have a significant impact on Apple!

If you look at it from a consumer's perspective, interface harmonization would undoubtedly bring great convenience, with only one cable needed between multiple devices. However, Apple won't see it that way, and this will have an impact on Apple's profits.

First, Apple will lose a lot of money invested in research and development of the interface, facing the problem of a basket of water; second, after the adoption of the common interface standard, Apple will lose the three cable manufacturers to use the Lightning interface to pay the fee; finally, Apple will lose the profit of cable accessories sales, to know that the price of an Apple cable is not cheap.

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It's fine if it doesn't touch your interests, but if it does, do you think Apple is going to be able to get away with it? Google is facing a huge fine because of the EU's antitrust penalties, and it's about to turn around and start charging for Android in the EU. What approach will Apple take? It won't take advantage of this EU legislation and introduce all sorts of weird adapters, once again transferring its own losses to consumers! In response to the EU's approach, Apple has not made a positive statement, we wait and see how Apple responds this time.

What do you think about charging interfaces for cell phones, and do you support the EU's approach to harmonizing standards?

type-c is the mainstream of the future, which is recognized by everyone, why Apple is still sticking to his own interface, which has a huge interest, Apple's yearly sales of charging cables, charging cable profits in the view of Apple is accounted for a relatively large part of the income. If the interface is unified, the charging cable, Apple has no competitive advantage with other manufacturers. If the EU unified charging port, Apple will certainly follow, change the original idea, and other manufacturers like to use type-c interface.

According to Apple's usual style, it won't be easy to compromise. And unifying the interface, the slogan has been shouted for so many years, or a lot of standards. Not so easy! Unless ruthless, not in accordance with this standard is not allowed to market. This involves a lot of interests, depending on whether you can resist the pressure, determination?

According to different regions to do different versions. It's like the old solution of power adapters for non-standardized sockets for waterborne machines.