What do a Redmi A2, a POCO C55 and a ZTE Blade A53 have in common? A priori, two things: that they are very cheap and also that The charging port is Micro USB of all life. Although this life ends now, as of this Saturday, cell phones and tablets must be equipped with a USB-C charger.
This Saturday, December 28, Spanish legislation on the single charger, similar to its European counterpart, comes into force. Mobile phones with Micro USB thus belong to the past, even if this is not the only thing that will change from this date. We can also go say goodbye to the charger at the checkout.
Goodbye cell phones with Micro USB
The USB-C connector has been prevalent in new mobile launches for some time now, but There are still a few laggards in the ultra-cheap mobile category, such as the Xiaomi Redmi A2 and A2+, always with Micro USB. This Saturday the Spanish law comes into force which should bury them forever.
The Micro USB connector has been with Android phones since their creation and is easy to differentiate from USB-C, since the latter works in both directions and Micro USB does not.
Mobile phones, tablets, cameras, headphones, speakers and portable consoles. all They must have a USB-C connector for the charger from next December 28, which leaves behind all these devices on sale still with MicroUSB. Or with Lightning, in the case of older iPhones. Here is how the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business summarizes the law:
[…] As of December 28, 2024, all chargers for mobile phones, tablets, cameras, headphones, speakers or portable game consoles, among others, must be type C to provide greater convenience to the user, offer the possibility of acquiring this equipment without recharging. device and achieve a lower environmental impact by reducing electronic waste. For laptops, the same obligation will come into force in April 2026.
The single charger bells have been ringing for years, but some manufacturers have decided to rush until the last second with the launch of cheap cell phones, which will now have to withdraw from sale, at least in Europe. And this is not the only change we will notice from now on: it will also be It is mandatory that the mobile phone be sold, as standard, without a charger.
Manufacturers must give consumers the opportunity to buy a mobile phone without a chargerclearly indicating on the box whether the charger is included or not. It is always possible to buy a cell phone that includes its charger in the box or in packaging that includes it at a discounted price, but there should be the possibility of also buying the cell phone without it.
These two changes come into force this Saturday, December 28, 2024, even if the dates being what they are, we can almost consider their real application date for next year, like the recent rumors according to which the iPhone the cheapest ones would disappear from the shelves on January 1st. .
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