Comment on The future of mobile devices?

• huginn@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  By the end of 2024, all mobile phones, tablets and cameras sold in the EU will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C charging port.

  Source: Official EU Parliament News

  Idk seems like the port is a requirement.

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  • BorgDrone@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nope.

    Look at the actual directive , not some press release. Note that this is an older directive, but the common charger directive only describes the changes that need to be made to the earlier directive. The first link is to the latest updated version of that directive.

    I quote (emphasis mine):

    In so far as they are capable of being recharged by means of wired charging, the categories or classes of radio equipment referred to in point 1 of this Part shall:

    2.1. be equipped with the USB Type-C receptacle, as described in the standard  (…)

    2.2. be capable of being charged with cables which comply with the standard (…)

    At the moment the directive does not prescribe a universal standard for wireless charging, but does reserve the right to do so in the future. (At the moment it doesn’t seen necessary as everyone seems to be adopting QI)

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    • huginn@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks for linking the actual directive.

      To be fair: it wasn’t “some press release” - it was the official statement on the matter by Parliament.

      Quoting from the directive:

      When preparing the delegated acts referred to in this Article with respect to radio equipment capable of being recharged by means of wired charging, as well as with respect to radio equipment capable of being recharged by means other than wired charging, the Commission shall take into account the degree of market acceptance of the technical specifications under consideration, the resulting consumer convenience and the extent of the reduction of environmental waste and market fragmentation that can be expected from such technical specifications.

      Given that they’re focused on reduction of waste and reduction of market fragmentation there’s definitely a question mark over only QI based charging. I think they’ve left themselves significant latitude to smack down any attempts to fully go to wireless charging without a port.

      Remains to be seen if they will.

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      • BorgDrone@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Given that they’re focused on reduction of waste and reduction of market fragmentation there’s definitely a question mark over only QI based charging.

        I don’t see how you can get that from the text. The way I read it, wired and wireless charging are separate. There is nothing in the directive that mandates one should be used over the other. They explicitly require USB-C for wired charging, but do not put any requirements on wireless, as there doesn’t seem to be any significant fragmentation on the wireless side (i.e. no need to enforce a standard if everyone already agrees on a standard).

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