EU Agrees to , Single Mobile Charging Port.<br />Reuters reports that on June 7, EU lawmakers decided that mobile phones, tablets and cameras must now have one kind of charging port.<br />Reuters reports that on June 7, EU lawmakers decided that mobile phones, tablets and cameras must now have one kind of charging port.<br />No other region in the world <br />has ever taken this step.<br />The decision comes as a blow to Apple, which will have to change its iPhone connectors sold in Europe by 2024.<br />Laptop manufacturers will have 40 months to comply once the legislation goes into effect.<br />We are proud that laptops, e-readers, earbuds, keyboards, computer mice, and portable navigation devices are also included, Alex Agius Saliba, EU lawmaker, via Reuters.<br />For years, consumers have complained about needing different chargers for different devices.<br />It's not only cumbersome but expensive.<br />Thierry Breton, EU industry chief, <br />said the new requirements would save <br />consumers about $267 million.<br />It will also allow new technologies such as wireless charging to emerge and to mature without letting innovation become a source of market fragmentation and consumer inconvenience, Thierry Breton, EU industry chief, via Reuters.<br />According to a study conducted by the <br />European Commission in 2019.<br />50% of the phones sold in 2018 came with a <br />USB micro-B charger, 29% were USB-C, and <br />21% required a Lightning connector.<br />50% of the phones sold in 2018 came with a <br />USB micro-B charger, 29% were USB-C, and <br />21% required a Lightning connector.<br />50% of the phones sold in 2018 came with a <br />USB micro-B charger, 29% were USB-C, and <br />21% required a Lightning connector
