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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by cassepipe on Sunday May 07, 2023 @10:07AM (#35851669)
Come on, there can't be that much better of a cable in the future. You already have speeds that are instantaneous on one file and I bet the transfer time to transfer all your pictures an videos from your phone is under an hour, for an operation you are maybe doing once a year ? Time for a full charge is also probably under an hour, that's not unreasonable. Being standard is a better feature than speed.

Event if they double the speed, it can wait ten years and who knows in the speed may have quadruple by that next window.

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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday May 07, 2023 @10:35AM (#35851962)
Connectors are dying anyways. I rarely plug my iPhone in to anything, since I’ve moved to wireless charging. I wouldn’t be surprised if an iPhone is released eventually with no port at all.
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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by eastbound on Sunday May 07, 2023 @11:17AM (#35852340)
Wireless charging loses 30% of the energy. It looks bad on the carbon sheets of the products, and Europe is also moving towards regulating carbon a lot.
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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday May 07, 2023 @11:27AM (#35852425)
Depending on the source you read, wireless charging is 75% efficient while wired charging is 85% efficient. MagSafe (the phone kind) should be even more efficient since the magnet focuses charging and so doesn’t create as much heat.

I notice my phone getting hot on normal qi chargers, but not on a MagSafe charger.

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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by xeyownt on Sunday May 07, 2023 @02:55PM (#35854432)
i doubt that wireless charging makes any difference on carbon footprint.
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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by yason on Sunday May 07, 2023 @03:23PM (#35854709)
In reality it doesn't make any difference at all (especially in comparison to bigger issues) but the numbers do and it's the numbers that will guide the development of low-carbon policies.
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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by 8note on Sunday May 07, 2023 @03:18PM (#35854662)
Wireless charging has all the components from non-wireless charging, then some extra pieces to handle the wireless parts.

Where are you getting the manufacturing carbon savings to offset the loss of efficiency?

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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by Dylan16807 on Sunday May 07, 2023 @04:19PM (#35855247)
They're not saying it's zero, they're saying it doesn't make a difference.

Phones don't use much power.

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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by lallysingh on Sunday May 07, 2023 @10:43AM (#35852047)
A micro magsafe connector that doesn't wear down the phone port would be nice.
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