A few days ago news emerged that the European Commission wanted to install a single charger on smartphones and other devices sold in member states. It is another proposition that was made in 2014 that encourage manufacturers to use a single port. With its obvious shortcomings, the EC is now seeking legal recognition. Because of this, Lightning's existing port with a large number of Apple products could have been counted for days. Of course, not because of the apparent European intervention.
IPhone with USB-C: a dream for Europe and many users
In the case of Apple, two scenarios are opened. First, the Lightning cable was heading for a better life. The 2018 iPad Pro has already shown the way, from there USB-C Lighting Connector. Until then, the possibility of owning an iPhone with USB-C was zero. The day after the launch of the iPad Pro, those opportunities changed closer to that, albeit smaller. It's no longer a "no" that is just as repetitive.
Have an iPhone with USB-C in the catalog and can mean port conversion "on other mobile devices", as indicated by the European Commission. Below are all Apple devices with Lightning port:
- IPhone.
- AirPods
- IPad
- IPod touch
- Siri Remote
- Earpods.
- Mac tops (keyboard, mouse).
- Accessories for third parties such as headphones, CarPlay and speakers.
The migration of all these products to the USB-C connector will be slow and slow. When you are done, the main benefit is that eventually there will be one charging process hundreds of millions of devices. The advantage is gained by users of other manufacturers, because USB-C has been available in a large number of smartphones and laptops in recent years.
Level combinations will also include background logo integration. On paper, it may be the result of great encouragement At a lower price and improved quality. All of this, benefits from economies of scale.
That said, there is one possibility that European authorities may have never considered.
IPhone without ports
Last December came the rumors that unveiled the second iPhone status. According to the name industry from Apple & # 39; s Asian chain, Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is preparing the iPhone out of ports by 2021. It is not a rumor that there are currently high chances of it happening. Over a year and a half is yet to launch and there are no parts or mature images.
Apart from these asterisks, it is worth exploring this idea. First of all, the USB-C rating is a disaster despite the time being in the market, something that should give Apple an adjustment. On the other hand, Koo's rumors refer to only one of the 2021 iPhone's, in particular, the last of the highest. Vessel removal it would not affect other devices for that year. Of course, going from having a port to owning it is a lot more complicated than moving from one standard to another, which would mean that the change affects only one model.
When this happens, uploading and data transfer between devices will be performed wirelessly. Both technologies have been on the iPhone for years (AirDrop was launched in 2011 and hasn't changed since then), even if an improved version is expected for faster loading and transfer. And, of course, the terminal will need to install a wireless charger in the box. Curious fact: Apple has been investigating how their devices are charging, for example, Mac is charging the iPhone. In fact, with the iPhone 11 it is possible that they may charge AirPods a rumor until the last minute.
By the way, the iPhone already supports universal charging with wireless charging that makes it not necessary to skip USB-C
It will be left to solve a large number of unknowns. What would happen to headphones, would be included AirPods in a box? What if I have some wires that I use with the jack adapter? Is there a wireless adapter that you can use for millions of cars that use Cable CarPlay? Will there be another solution that allows me to use external flash memory, now that iOS has traditionally supported them?
These problems are not trivial. But coming back to the origin of the article, Apple will avoid the obligation of installing a USB-C port on the iPhone, removes any type of port. If we rely on Kuo's proposed calendar, the migration will begin in 2021 and will take years to complete. The European Commission will continue to discuss the issue for a while and if it decides, it will be years until it comes in force.
At the time, the iPhone could not do without the ports permanently, fulfilling Steve Jobs's old dream.
