EU Commission proposes removing chargers from all smartphone boxes

24 September 2021
Fast-charging information would also need to be clearly provided on all electronics sold in the EU.

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  • 25 Sep 2021

onesujeet, 24 Sep 2021Do you have chargers in every room?? Do you have separate c... morelol you're not talking for everyone... most people have more than 2.. I personally have one in home, office, car, travelling luggage..

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    • Anonymous
    • xZI
    • 25 Sep 2021

    Anarchist-Morty, 25 Sep 2021I don't get it. Unused chargers? Who throws away the c... moreI never do

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      • Anonymous
      • tDS
      • 25 Sep 2021

      onesujeet, 24 Sep 2021Do you have chargers in every room?? Do you have separate c... moreYou "don't think" huh bro
      Not everyone have the same mindset like you, you know
      Me and average of my friends use the different charger (that came with the phone/gadget) to charge the respective device

        I don't get it. Unused chargers? Who throws away the charger that comes in box?

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          • Anonymous
          • xZI
          • 25 Sep 2021

          Anonymous, 24 Sep 2021200W should be standard on laptops Lol on ultrabooks 60W is enough

          Do you want batteries that don’t last long? Laptops from Razer or MSi probably has this issue

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            • AnonD-731363
            • Lfw
            • 24 Sep 2021

            Spartan-117, 24 Sep 2021Apple switching to USB-C won't be great for long-time ... moreMan they can force everybody to sell chargers separately.
            But customers will only loose because they have to pay more.
            But in major shops there will be a sale or something like a promotion where you get a free charger if you buy a phone for 300+ bucks or so.
            And for apple i will be only glad if EU can force them to USB-C. Had enough apple bad habbis for life.

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              • Anonymous
              • vGF
              • 24 Sep 2021

              skimminstones, 24 Sep 2021They have been trying to do this for years. Micro USB was m... moreExcept apple everyone has adopted the common cable. Why don't they do the same ? Just for profits and more profits perhaps

                AnonD-731363, 24 Sep 2021Man you funny. If EU try to ruin apple its only a good thi... moreApple switching to USB-C won't be great for long-time Apple users either. I was talking about removing charger from the box. I doubt they can make Apple switch, but I'm sure that they can force everyone to sell charger separately.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • vGF
                  • 24 Sep 2021

                  Portless phones are the future. Data transfers from PC to phone can be through Wi-Fi Direct. Apple might do this maybe in few years although ZTE already put up a concept phone years ago

                    They have been trying to do this for years. Micro USB was meant to be the standard at one point.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • JF7
                      • 24 Sep 2021

                      Anonymous, 24 Sep 2021Portless devices will never show up. Transfer files over ... moreWifi 6. I get over a gigabit of transfer rate.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • fCC
                        • 24 Sep 2021

                        Apple now claims that it cannot move on to USB-C port as it will create a mountain of waste cables but only if they switched to USB-C years ago then the waste would not even have to exist in the first place. All other manufacturers have ages ago moved on to a common port and cable except Apple. Guess who is creating the most amount of e-waste ?

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                          • sumdumguy
                          • StU
                          • 24 Sep 2021

                          Anonymous, 24 Sep 2021USB PD can deliver that much power but current smartphone b... moreThat doesn't make sense to me. Can you link an article that corroborates your statement, please?

                            Chargers aside, I got plenty of cables, usb-micro to USB, usb-c to USB, there is so much of them. What should I do with them.
                            Plenty of devices charge just using USB, but it's still too mach useless cables.

                              To several on prizing.
                              You are talking the top line, where the competition is not on the prize at all. Prices keeps creeping upward between versions, no matter if people get more usability or not.

                              But in the competitive segments it certainly matters. The lower the prize the more it matters.

                                auser, 24 Sep 2021If it is about waste, how the mentioned directions will sol... moreDo you have chargers in every room?? Do you have separate charger for school, office etc. ?? I just have one charger and wherever I go I either carry powerbank if needed or the same charger. I don't think anyone would have 2 chargers to charge a single mobile.

                                  X77R, 24 Sep 2021By banning bundled chargers EU is pushing consumers to buy ... moreYes, that will be best for both consumers and manufacturers

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                                    • Deet
                                    • rK%
                                    • 24 Sep 2021

                                    My suggestion would be stop launching mobiles every year. Make mobiles phone once in a five year and in limited quantity that will definitely be good for the environment if any company is actually serious about making environment plastic free.

                                      GAMIRSFM, 24 Sep 2021If i paid $700+ for a phone. I must get the charging brick!... moreXiaomi seems to get the whole thing right with the Mi 11 series. I don't mind seeing smartphone brands following that way.

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                                        • lord5
                                        • MKL
                                        • 24 Sep 2021

                                        Everything is wrong with the European Commission... Europe is still a fiction as well