The European Commission has warned Apple, which launches its new iPhone 15 smartphone this Tuesday, that it will have to adopt the new European Union (EU) standards for universal chargers, and must implement the USB-C input instead of Lightning . .
“The common charger is common sense and is feasible. Any company that wants to sell smartphones and other electronic devices in the EU will have to provide a USB-C port,” said European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton.
On the day that the technological ‘giant’ launches its iPhone 15 model, the community official recalled that the adoption of this universal charger in the EU aims to “reduce costs for consumers” and generate benefits “for the environment.”
“We expect annual savings of around 250 million euros for consumers and a significant reduction of 11,000 tons of electronic waste generated by discarded and unused chargers,” said Thierry Breton, in a statement released by his office to the press in Brussels. , including Lusa. .
The European Commissioner adds: “Our EU single market is open, but on our conditions.”
Apple today presents its iPhone 15 and one of the changes should be based on a new way of charging the iPhone 15 models and future generations, and the company is expected to switch to the USB-C cable standard that is already widely used in many devices, including your Mac computers and many of your iPads.
The technological ‘giant’ is being forced to start phasing out the cables with Lightning port that it introduced in 2012 with the launch of the iPhone 5 due to new EU regulations.
Last October, the Council of the EU gave the definitive ‘green light’ to the universal charger directive, predicting that the USB-C port will be mandatory for all electronic devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and headphones, which will come into force. in 2024. .
Starting next year, chargers will be harmonized in the EU and USB-C will become the standard port for all smartphones, tablets, cameras, headphones, portable speakers and portable video game consoles.
Source: TSF
