Apple Will Be Forced to Use USB-C Charger in iPhones

Re:Apple Will Be Forced to Use USB-C Charger in iPhones by rowanG077 on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @04:10PM (#31659487)

If there is one area I don't want innovation it's the power connector to my mobile phone.

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Re:Apple Will Be Forced to Use USB-C Charger in iPhones by stevenalowe on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @06:52PM (#31660985)

So you’d like to go back to the enormous power bricks of 1999?

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Re:Apple Will Be Forced to Use USB-C Charger in iPhones by rowanG077 on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @07:05PM (#31661118)

THe connector has nothing to do with the efficiency of the psu.

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Re:Apple Will Be Forced to Use USB-C Charger in iPhones by stevenalowe on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @08:58PM (#31661978)

you're missing the point; the 5.4v round charge port of my 1999 Cricket could have become "the standard"

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Re:Apple Will Be Forced to Use USB-C Charger in iPhones by rowanG077 on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @08:14AM (#31666140)

A phone could charge fine with a 5.4v round charger.

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