The EU says unnecessary devices are permitted

Apple was initially planning to launch the iPhone 5 Air as its first handset without a port. Of course, these reports are not recent, and at least the news has been heard for at least two years of launching a full -fledged iPhone. Apparently, Apple finally decided to maintain the USB-C port, and the reason for the decision was concerned with the inconsistency of phones without the EU.

However, Federica Micouli, the European Commission’s press chief, confirmed in an interview with 9TO5MAC that the production of devices that support wireless charging is completely within the framework of EU law: “Since these types of radio devices are not allowed to charge through wires.”

Therefore, the requirement of a USB-C port will only be for portable battery-powered devices that can be charged via wires. The purpose of this law is to eliminate different wired charging standards. If the wireless charge is the only way to charge the device, you will not need to use a USB-C port.

It is interesting to note that the same law that introduced the USB-C port as the final standard of wired charging requires the European Union to set a single framework for wireless charging.

The goal of the European Commission is to coordinate wireless charging technology to prevent scattering and multiplicity in the future domestic market and to reduce its negative effects on consumers and the environment. The commission will accurately monitor the various developments of wireless charging technologies, penetration, market scattering, technology performance, interaction, energy productivity and charging performance.

Fortunately, this has been largely resolved. The main Qi standard as the base, and the Qi2 are accepted as its compatible upgrade. Of course, Qi2 is essentially Apple’s Magsafe technology, except that the Wireless Power consortium considers the use of magnets optional. However, the iPhone 5 Air is expected to continue to use the USB-C port at its bottom. But in the case of the iPhone 5, nothing is certain.