The EU agreed this afternoon that all phones and tablets must use the same charging ports by 2024, signalling potentially bad news for Apple.
The decision has been a long time coming, with Brussels pushing for a single mobile charging port for more than ten years.
The vision is that a single charger across all devices, including laptop chargers, e-readers, and, will make life easier for consumers and reduce waste.
While EU commissioner Thierry Breton reckons the shift could save consumers around €250m (£213m), the decision is likely to impact Apple supplies and wastage.
Commenting on the decision, chief analyst at CCS Insight Ben Wood told City A.M.: “Having one common charging standard would be a victory for common sense in the eyes of consumers.”
“Hopefully it will eventually become a non-issue if Apple keeps adding USB-C to more devices and that means ultimately we could see USB-C coming to iPhone”, he added
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