Nandu reporter noted that on January 10, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology made a formal written reply to Ding Lei, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and CEO of NetEase, on the "Proposal on Unifying the Standard Port of Smart Electronic Equipment Chargers to Further Reduce E-waste to Help Carbon Neutrality" (hereinafter referred to as the proposal): Vigorously promote the integration of charging interfaces and technologies, which is conducive to reducing e-waste and improving resource utilization efficiency.
According to the proposal proposed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in response to Ding Lei, with the rapid iteration of charging/data interfaces and charging technology, the current intelligent terminal market has formed a pattern dominated by USB-C interfaces and coexisting with multiple interfaces and charging technologies. After the user replaces the device, most of the original chargers and data cables are idle, resulting in huge waste. Vigorously promoting the integration of charging interfaces and technologies is conducive to reducing electronic waste and improving the efficiency of resource utilization.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that the relevant departments will organize relevant scientific research institutions and upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain to jointly carry out the development of charging interfaces and technical standards for intelligent terminal equipment based on the development status and needs of the industry. Encourage Chinese enterprises to participate in the formulation of international standards related to unified charging interfaces, strengthen exchanges and cooperation with foreign standardization organizations and enterprises, and promote China's standards to become international standards.
In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also said that it will accelerate the formulation and issuance of the "Implementation Plan on Accelerating the Comprehensive Utilization of Industrial Resources", deeply implement the pilot project of extending the producer responsibility of electrical and electronic products, promote the integration and unification of charging interfaces and technologies, improve the recycling rate of electrical and electronic products, and strive to promote the high-quality development of the consumer electronics industry.
Nandu reporter learned that most of the current smart phones use USB-C interface, and almost only Apple uses lightning interface on the market. While Apple has used a USB-C charging interface on devices such as the iPad Pro, the iPhone has been using the Lightning charging interface since the iPhone 5.
USB-C interface with TypeC. Source: Network
For charging interfaces, it has become a global problem. Previously, the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, and even local institutions in the United States, also announced the promotion of electronic product standardization, and required that the subsequent production of mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, PCs and other products must use TypeC interface, otherwise they will face huge fines or even stop selling.
At that time, Apple had said that the removal of the Lightning interface from the iPhone would make the user's existing Lightning cable obsolete obsolete, bringing a lot of electronic waste.
However, as the incident intensifies, there is supply chain news that Apple's next-generation iPhone 14 series of new machines will basically confirm that it will change the charging interface, from the original Lightning interface to the current Android mainstream Type-C interface.
If the news is true, it is indeed good news for fruit fans. Because taking Apple as an example, its Apple 20W charger (lowest power) is priced at 149 yuan on the official website. If you use a third-party charger and do not pass the Apple MFI certification, it is likely that when the iPhone is charged, it will prompt that the charger has a problem and will not be charged.
Written by: Nandu reporter Kong Xueshao