The European Parliament votes in favor of a common charger despite Apple's protests

31 January 2020
One way to reduce e-waste is to stop bundling new chargers with new phones, but promote a single standard that works with phones of all brands.

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  • Sin
  • TqI
  • 18 Sep 2023

No changer in box no buy the only way apple will learn is from criticism and pointing out what apple is doing is taking away freedom of choice and just misbehaving as always people need a easy too use phone right out of the box not a wild goose chase for part's and adapter's

Also a phone without the original changer most people do not understand voltage regulators and will use either the wrong changer but it not work because apple

Or same Chinese knockoff changers will get used that don't follow eu standards and knowing there kinds of sellers they will find a workarounds too make the changers look real and sell them as if they are real

Most people won't know the difference between real & fake changer and it will come down too money for budget iphone buyer's and the changers will bypass the security system so this is a safely issues and oversight that isn't considered

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    • Anonymous
    • Sc$
    • 08 Jul 2020

    Waste beacuse of chargers...well, when i sell or give my old phone,it goes with the charger. People around me do the same.
    So, i don't know how waste from chargers is generated.

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      • Anonymous
      • KSu
      • 03 Feb 2020

      stobs, 03 Feb 2020apple's lighting port has a far better design than the poor... moreEww. Lightning port breaks pretty often, the cable they provide is also cheap quality.

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        • Spike
        • 4k5
        • 03 Feb 2020

        I dont know if this sustainablySMART is really Smarr!

          Can I advise them something, develop wireless connection more advanced so you can forget the wire and connector.

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            • stobs
            • tT1
            • 03 Feb 2020

            Anonymous, 31 Jan 2020The problem was they kept the tech for themselves and if th... moreyep. their ports are the best (though the cables themselves suck) but they are too money-minded to share the design as open source.

            can't blame them too much too though, as if they do that, the r&d costs would be theirs while their brilliantly designed port would be available for free by companies that never did such research and don't deserve it.

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              • stobs
              • tT1
              • 03 Feb 2020

              musiclover 901, 01 Feb 2020While it works out for the consumers this time round becaus... moreno way! apple's port is far better designed than the usb-c port by the corrupt & thieving usb consortium who also regularly rename usb speeds to confuse the public!! the usb-c port has an unwieldy pin in between which is destined to bend or break. the apple port is far better designed as it is a brick with no hollow and the pins are all arranged neatly on the sides.

              EU definitely has some monetary interest in usb consortium group.

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                • stobs
                • tT1
                • 03 Feb 2020

                Love the Community, 01 Feb 2020Hahahaha s2pid Apple! They need to get to Type-C whether th... moreapple's lighting port has a far better design than the poorly thought out usb-c port. there's nothing in the middle of the receiving port to bend/break in apple's port. and that is unlike anything the usb consortium has ever designed.

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                  • stobs
                  • tT1
                  • 03 Feb 2020

                  Nobi, 01 Feb 2020Not really, that's not how stuff works. Go do some basic re... morenot really. i got some cheapo chinese tab and tried using its charger on another device.

                  lo & behold, touch screen response issues.

                  the tab itself got touch screen issues when i used a good quality charger.

                  weird.

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                    • stobs
                    • tT1
                    • 03 Feb 2020

                    i generally dislike apple but just look at that image there. all those charging ports have a gap in-between. in the receiving port there is a thin pin in-between. this pin is destined to bend or break. even the new usb-c port has it.

                    only apple's is solid and there is no pin hanging in-between in the receiving port. everything is neatly positioned around the sides. this is FAR MORE RELIABLE than usb-c which was only a knee-jerk reaction by absolutely corrupt usb consortium to design a reversible cable after apple did it.

                    if EU wants to adopt a common standad, it should be based on the apple port, not on the badly designed usb-c port.

                      It would be great to tackle the waste by having a universal adapter and cable, however, brands such as Huawei have a higher wattage plug to charge their phones faster via SuperCharge. I hope this will be the new standard.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • md}
                        • 02 Feb 2020

                        Pabliell, 02 Feb 2020And the council is all that's needed, since parliament is n... morelol

                          Anonymous, 02 Feb 2020Lol. You really have no idea how the EU works. What you... moreAnd the council is all that's needed, since parliament is not working properly. Just look up how the voting there works and what problems are tackled there. It's a circus, not a proper government.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • md}
                            • 02 Feb 2020

                            Pabliell, 01 Feb 2020EU doesn't need a separate Parliament to work. It could be ... moreLol. You really have no idea how the EU works.

                            What you described already exists. The heads of government of all the member states make up the EU Council.

                            EU Council, EU Parliament, EU Commission. They're the 3 parts of the EU 'government'. Also, dispensing with the EU Parliament would be profoundly undemocratic and mean that the people had no direct representation.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 3HY
                              • 02 Feb 2020

                              Pabliell, 01 Feb 2020EU doesn't need a separate Parliament to work. It could be ... moreYes, I'm sure that the thing the EU needs to do at the moment is reduce its democratic accountability.

                                I think Gsmarena should hold a referendum.

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                                  • AnonD-844232
                                  • m5T
                                  • 02 Feb 2020

                                  Love the Community, 01 Feb 2020Hahahaha s2pid Apple! They need to get to Type-C whether th... moreFirst haah u can forget dat.. Huawei will be first.. Their shty usb 2.0 cable in 2020 is embarrassing

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                                    • Nobi
                                    • vGu
                                    • 01 Feb 2020

                                    AnonD-770477, 01 Feb 2020Stupid, this goes against common sense. If you don't use th... moreNot really, that's not how stuff works. Go do some basic research about the most used protocols in fast charging tech i.e USB PD, Adaptive Fast Charging, Turbocharge, Qualcomm Quick Charge, Warp Charge & VooC Flash Charge. You'd be surprised to find a common thread among the all

                                      Hahahaha s2pid Apple! They need to get to Type-C whether they like it or not. Apple should be innovating like being the first to use USB 4.0.

                                        AnonD-770477, 01 Feb 2020Stupid, this goes against common sense. If you don't use th... moreThen there's no more water resistance and no more money for the companies. They'll go Chapter 11 because of it.