European Union (EU), took an important step for consumers earlier this month. For all new devices sold in the EU, including iPhone, to use a USB-C charger to 28 December 2024 gave it some time. The reason for this is that consumers do not buy a charger again when purchasing new electronic products. According to the latest news, this step will also apply to wearable devices.
In the world’s second largest phone market, there will be two different charging connections
The European Union took an important step earlier this month so that consumers do not have to buy a charger again when purchasing electronics. your iPhone All new devices with this step, including USB-C charger it needs to use. However, this does not seem to apply to Android.
This is because Android phones already charge from USB-C ports. That’s why this is a bug for Android-powered device manufacturers. difficulty not. for Apple lightning means that their cables won’t generate as much revenue as they used to. In addition, every year 264.4 million It is expected that they will save up to US dollars.
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According to the latest news, a similar step seems to be taking place for India, the world’s second largest smartphone market. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), has the same mindset as the EU in saving consumers time and money and reducing e-waste. Indian Department of Consumer Affairs, manufacturers two different types of charging ports will force you to use it.
Accordingly, it will be forced to use a USB Type-C charger for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. There will also be another universal charging system for wearable electronic devices. In these devices smart watches, wireless headphones and sports watchers including. Also, there are still a few years to complete this step, which is planned to be made in India.
especially in the country 71 percent of Android The situation seems clearer for smartphones, tablets and laptops due to the fact that it has a market share. It is also possible to say that Indian consumers are familiar with USB-C ports.
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