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Iphone 15 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[+] 168 points 3 years ago (96 children)
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  • [+] 49 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)
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  • [–] 52 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Apparently the EU passed a bill that would require companies to have batteries that could be replaced with no specialized tools and that "the process of replacement shall be able to be carried out by a layman". With a 2027 deadline

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children)

    But then how will people know I am willing to blow money, implying that I have extra cash to waste, if they don't see a blue bubble?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    This is only a thing in the US. In other parts of the world, iphone users have to adapt to whatever messenger platform has the most people in it (likely whatsapp or facebook messenger, maybe telegram)

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  • [–] 53 points 3 years ago (17 children)

    It’s worth noting that the current lightning cable is also limited to usb 2.0 speeds. They’re not making the usb c version any slower than it already is.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 years ago* (6 children)

    Right, but I assume what it means is that any Apple charging cable will be generally useless as a USBC cable for anything other than charging an iPhone, which very much violates the spirit of the EU anti-waste law.

    For most people, it won't matter. But a USBC cable which can't support USB3 data rates probably also won't support proper USB-PD, or USB-HDMI/DP, etc. The dream of having one universal physical standard for charging and high data rate comms will be violated in principle, even if it makes little difference in practice.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    The iPhone already doesn't support USB 3.0 speeds, or video out from the port so nothing would be lost.

    And the data rate of the cable has no impact on it's power delivery capability. I have USB 2.0 speed cables capable of doing 240 watts. Plus the iPhone already does USB PD, just through the lightning port. https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/12152bd5-5977-4cf3-9dd5-c302ca78462b.jpeg

    USB C is already a mess, and plenty of Android devices don't support USB 3.0 speeds either. Apple changing to USB C port changes nothing except for the literal receptacle.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I honestly feel like it's a mistake that USB-C means almost nothing outside of "it's got this port shape." The idea was that you have one port and one cable, and you plug whatever you want into it. In practice, virtually no where is this true. Is this a data port or power only? What speed for either? Does the port support Thunderbolt or no? Video or no? Does the cable support data or just power? What speed? Video? Which HDMI spec? Thunderbolt? Grab 3 random devices with USB-C and 3 random USB-C cables and see how often you get the intended outcome.

    Tbh I think the only goal that USB-C really accomplishes is that it's less shitty than micro-usb (might as well make all of those ports/connectors out of paper mache) or USB-A (let's make a port shape that there is no way for anyone living or dead to plug in correctly the first time.)

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  • [–] 39 points 3 years ago (20 children)

    Not just expensive, they're also environmentally unsound! They use more power to charge, more plastic for casing. Hooray?

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  • [–] 26 points 3 years ago* (16 children)

    Android is superior and I'll die on this hill. Want a phone built nicer than an iPhone? Here you go. Want a cheap phone because your on a budget or it's not important to you? Here you go. Want an operating system you can configure to your liking, or even install your own version of it? Here you go. Want a headphone jack? Here you go.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Wireless charging would be a catastrophe at that scale. It is terribly inefficient; multiplied by the number of iPhones in circulation, and we would have gigantic amounts of energy wasted because Apple didn't want to bend to a non-proprietary port. We already live in a world where the energy is an issue and the EU USB-C law is precisely aimed at reducing waste, it would be a horrendous decision on a disastrous scale, especially as other phone makers would quickly follow.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 years ago (13 children)

    I don’t know about you, but I don’t honestly remember the last time I connected my phone to my computer to transfer data

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  • [–] 18 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Good for you! I do it at least 3 times a week

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Apple uses the standard USB-PD standard for all existing wired USB-C charging, uses the QI standard for wireless, and directly contributed their magsafe technology to the next generation of the QI wireless standard, so there's no reason to think they will make iPhone wireless charging proprietary.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    Furthermore, they'll be shooting themselves in the foot. The EU is already curtailing wireless charging lock-in, by mandating Qi charging support. A tailor-made solution might have a higher speed, but as technologies improve, the "harmonised interoperability" will be bumped up by the EU parliament.

    Lastly, this legislation doesn't seem aimed at just the EU. My legalese isn't all that great, but it seems they're highly encouraging members of the EEA (non-EU) to adopt similar legislation too.

    Source: europa.eu

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