EU Votes to Makes All Phones , Use USB-C Chargers by 2024.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the <br />European parliament has voted <br />602-13 in favor of requiring one type of <br />charger to be standard for various devices.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the <br />European parliament has voted <br />602-13 in favor of requiring one type of <br />charger to be standard for various devices.<br />Such devices include cellphones, tablets, cameras, earbuds and other technologies. .<br />Such devices include cellphones, tablets, cameras, earbuds and other technologies. .<br />Apple, which has its own type of charger, <br />will likely be the most affected.<br />Apple, which has its own type of charger, <br />will likely be the most affected.<br />In the past, the company has claimed that such a move would hamper innovation and lead to waste. .<br />But according to Ben Wood, chief analyst at CCS Insight, the new ruling means Apple's new iPhone 15 will undoubtedly have a USB-C port. .<br />This is a victory for common sense. <br />Although Apple has a huge installed base of lightning cable-powered devices, the ubiquity of USB-C across all consumer electronics products means that harmonizing on <br />USB-C makes perfect sense, Ben Wood, chief analyst at CCS Insight, via 'The Guardian'.<br />Irrespective of whether the U.K. government mandates the move to USB-C or not, U.K. consumers will get the technology by default. It will make no sense for consumer <br />electronics manufacturers to offer <br />devices with anything else, Ben Wood, chief analyst at CCS Insight, via 'The Guardian'.<br />According to the European Commission, the move to a single charger across an array of devices would save consumers about $250 million.
