EU welcomes the microUSB as a standard phone charger socket
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- Imran Amjad
- Sns
- 30 Jun 2009
That is the real good news. As i always wanted to buy phones other than Sony Ericsson but didnt do that because of all the fuss about chargers ............and i got a suggetion
they should make same earphone socket for all phones as well.
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- Sid
- q{y
- 30 Jun 2009
What nonsense! MicroUSB is the worst charging socket ever produced. It breaks the fastest out of any other charger tips out there. I should know, I deal with cellphone accessories as part of my business! The best Charging tips are those of Nokia, Sony Ericsson and the Motorola Mini USB.
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- Anonymous
- vGk
- 30 Jun 2009
Great work EU. Hope the same implemented by A to Z nations also.
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- jdog
- RJd
- 30 Jun 2009
Wow. Very suprising indeed, But in saying that is great news. No more dead battery when your at a mates place or at work!
And its going to be great news for the environment.
And the manufacturers miss out on the add on sales when people lose their charger, or its faulty
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- 0._.0
- R55
- 30 Jun 2009
steady!!
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- OPTUS prime @_@
- PMT
- 30 Jun 2009
what the hell they should do is to standardise the...
-charger fer all batts (usb, or standard charging whatever)
-3.5mm audio jock.. what good is a sennys, or the UEs if you cant plug it in the mobiles?
-data cable (like what they have here)
-handsfree that's good! @_@
i was thinking.. why is there no digicam that has bluetooth? that'll be one helluva a good digicam it canon can get one @_@
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- Anonymous
- Mtr
- 30 Jun 2009
Yes, one universal charger. It should work... most cell phone batteries are 3.7 Volts. SE, Samsung, Nokia, Moto (haven't opened any others but I assume it's the standard). Since they can be charged from a computer USB port (no idea what the voltage is but I assume it's higher than 3.7V) like, for example, Motorola, then it shouldn't harm the batteries or create problems.
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- Mel Chan
- ube
- 30 Jun 2009
hmmm...
I would assume the next step for the phone manufacturers is to not package a MicroUSB charger with the phone then because it is commonly available then, but still charge us the same price....
2 other steps they would/could do:
1) standardise the hands-free device socket or totally not have a plug-in hands-free and rely totally on bluetooth instead
2) Not include the software disc and have the buyers upload it over the net
Phone manufacturers, are you listening?
me thinks me should get a commission for this... i would humbly ask for a handset for every new launch... does it sound like a good idea? ;)
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- Anonymous
- j9g
- 30 Jun 2009
OK WAIT, this is great news however when they say "standard ised charger"
are they talking about the port only; MicroUSB here or something like one Charger that charges Nokia, SE , Moto , Samsung.
Reason: i've mixed a couple of chargers like charging the PS3 controller using a moto charger and trying to charger a moto using HTC's charger, even tried N85 on something else.
and most of the time it doens't work even if its the same port.
if its one universal charger than its gotta mean something like standardized batteries too.
later homies keep chillin
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- OPTUS prime @_@
- PMT
- 30 Jun 2009
about gandamm time @_@
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- Anonymous
- 04$
- 30 Jun 2009
100 Moto, 30 Jun 2009So when did V8 come out before N85? Why 5800 only support ... more"So when did V8 come out before N85? Why 5800 only support micro-USB data transfer but not charging? Who was ahead of the game?"
hahaha bro i was messing around, Nokia started MicroUSB charging but i guess they were testing it or something cause it never came to N79 or 5800 as your saying..
whos know why
i was complimenting Moto for the fact that it had MicroUSB before the rest
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- Anonymous
- 04$
- 30 Jun 2009
Phillip, 30 Jun 2009This is terrible news.
HTC idea is better using a mini u... moredon't worry now the Harddrives, phone, media player etc... will house MicroUSB
remember back in the day when the "Full Sized" usb was being replaced the same 'oh no another cable' happened.. but now Mini is great
but i do agree they could have stopped at Mini, i guess the new faction was "ultra Slim" which is why Micro was made.
Hopefully thats it, don want a NanoUSB
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- Phillip
- inx
- 30 Jun 2009
This is terrible news.
HTC idea is better using a mini usb port. I can use the same cable for my Harddrives, phone, media player etc.
Now im gonna have MORE cables because of this?
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- EEH
- L8c
- 30 Jun 2009
Sony Ericsson: is time to change your useless charger/data/headphone adapter.
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- Anonymous
- 2A3
- 30 Jun 2009
Why in europe only? They should release this one worldwide..
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- aus
- wg@
- 30 Jun 2009
Seb Mason, 29 Jun 2009this is good news, I'm quite surprised that Apple has signe... moreapple will probably keep there famous usb connection cable as a second port, so they can get charge from the computer with peoples old cables
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- 100 Moto
- Er2
- 30 Jun 2009
Anonymous, 30 Jun 2009 Nice to have the EU bring similar changes to audio ports,... moreYour dream will come true when you can find top quality headphones costing at least US$100 using 2.5mm jack...
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- 100 Moto
- Er2
- 30 Jun 2009
Anonymous, 29 Jun 2009my phone already has microUSB... HAHAHA Nokia N85, ahead of... moreSo when did V8 come out before N85? Why 5800 only support micro-USB data transfer but not charging? Who was ahead of the game?
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- 100 Moto
- Er2
- 30 Jun 2009
Christov, 29 Jun 2009Great move? Perhaps, I think miniUSB was a better option as... moreAgree mini-USB can do the job well already.
My mom, who is over 70 now and lives alone, can easily manage charging her phone using mini-USB. The trapazoid design makes the user easily recognize which way to plug in without being loose easily.
However, as mentioned by others, relatively speaking micro-USB seems more fragile, and I doubt my mom can find the "proper way" to plug in the charger as easy as mini-USB.
That's why I bought almost every single Moto flip phones with mini-USB charger port, just in case my mom's W510/Maxx V3 ever fails....(actually they're 2 years old and both phones...and the charging port, are working fine)
I think phone designers shouldn't just think of the hi-tech savvy customers, but others across the spectrum as well.
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- 100 Moto
- Er2
- 30 Jun 2009
Anonymous, 29 Jun 2009Good idea. And yes, 3.5mm and memory cards next. Well done ... moreFor 3.5mm & memory card standardization, you probably just need to ask the "I?music brand", who has been reluctant to offer 3.5mm jack and switch to micro-SD cards.