Common phone charger for all phones: EU
In a very innovation move towards reducing thousands of tons of electronics wastage, EU has strong concern on saving the costs. However, Apple has objected to the European Union’s proposal for a common phone charger. With a fear factor on reducing the profitability.
As per our estimate, the next movement has to be conduction technology, where one need to buy any charger, the equipment has be available with all Electrical and electronics shop, the device is made by the conduction methodlogy. All the android and Apple mobile phone can get charged through the devices.
The iPhone maker has issued a statement arguing that rules dictating a common connector in phones "stifles innovation" and would hurt the public more than it helped. To support its claims, the company commissioned a study from Copenhagen Economics claiming that a common charger move would cost €1.5 billion (about $1.7 billion), more than negating the €13 million ($14.4 million) in potential environmental benefits. It even suggested the EU might create an environmental problem by "disrupting" hundreds of millions of people who use Apple devices with Lightning ports.
The members of the European Parliament held a hearing on a measure to require smartphone makers to produce a common charger for all mobile and portable devices sold in the region, including tablets, e-readers and digital cameras.The goal: no more frustration at borrowing a friend’s charger only to find it has a Lightning connector when you need a USB-C.
The proposal has been promoted not only as a matter of convenience, but also as a way to reduce electronic waste. Chargers have been estimated to produce more than 51,000 metric tons of waste annually in the European Union. Officials also say that a common kind of charger would reduce consumers’ cost because devices could be sold without a dedicated charger.
After the European Union pushed for smartphone makers to standardise on a universal charging plug, Apple has argued that any such rule would hurt the industry's ability to innovate. Apple said that with one billion of its devices shipped out with a 'Lightning' connector, the legislation would disrupt millions of active devices and generate high volumes of electronic waste.
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