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Europe Just Voted in Favor of Making iPhone and Android Use the Same Charger

The move makes it more likely the iPhone will have to use USB-C, and would
cut down on lots of charging cable waste.

  by [40]Matthew Gault
  Jan 31 2020, 4:00pm
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  Image: Getty Images

  Every time you buy a new device—whether its a smartphone, e-reader, or
  smartwatch—you get a new charging cable for it. Even now, thousands of
  old charging devices sit in the junk drawer of homes all over the
  world, collecting dust. Europe wants to set a standard in the tech
  industry. It imagines a world where the customer never has to buy a new
  charger because their old charge isn’t compatible with their new
  device.

  The European Parliament has [44]voted 582-40 in favor of a resolution
  urging lawmakers to set a standard for charging cables.

  “Continuing fragmentation of the market for chargers for mobile phones
  and other small and medium-sized electronic devices translates into an
  increase in e-waste and consumer frustration,” [45]the resolution said.

  For the resolution to become a law, the European Commission would have
  to draft a law and vote on it in July. But the idea of adopting a
  charging cable standard has overwhelming support in Europe, as
  evidenced by the 582-40 vote. With some exceptions, chargers use either
  USB-C, micro-USB, or Apple’s Lightning Cable. The vast majority of the
  industry uses micro-USB and is slowly adopting USB-C.

  The legislation would mostly affect Apple’s proprietary Lightning
  Cable.

  "We believe regulation that forces conformity across the type of
  connector built into all smartphone stifles innovation rather than
  encouraging it, and would harm consumers in Europe and the economy as a
  whole,” Apple said in a statement published in the [46]Financial Times.
  “We hope the Commission will continue to seek a solution that does not
  restrict the industry's ability to innovate and bring exciting new
  technology to customers."

  The EU resolution pointed to e-waste as one of the biggest reasons the
  industry needs to adop a charging cable standard. “50 million metric
  tons of e-waste is generated globally per year, with an average of more
  than 6 kg per person,” [47]it said. “Total e-waste generation in Europe
  in 2016 was 12.3 million metric tonnes, equivalent to 16.6 kg on
  average per inhabitant...this represents an unnecessary environmental
  footprint that can be reduced.”

  One of the most ubiquitous pieces of e-waste is device chargers. We
  seem them as disposable because every new device comes with one. Why
  not just toss the old one out and let it rot in a landfill? Every new
  upgrade means a new charger. But that may be about to change.

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