On September 23, the European Union proposed a bill requiring the charging interfaces of mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones and other electronic products to be unified into the USB-TYPE C standard. The main reason is for environmental protection. When all devices use a unified charging cable, other unnecessary data cables can be reduced, and the discarding of useless data cables can be reduced. This is quite consistent with Apple's philosophy. At the iPhone 12 launch conference, Apple proposed to cancel the free charging head in order to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions.
With the development of type-c data cable now, its advantages are obvious, such as fast data transmission, fast charging, and the ability to transmit audio and video signals (including HDMI, VGA, etc.)
Even With so many advantages of type-c, why hasn’t Apple used this interface on mobile phones?
1. The lightning interface has greater benefits
The lightning interface is patented by Apple, and the lightning data cable has MFi certification inside. If third-party manufacturers want to make Apple data cables, they must To obtain MFi certification from Apple, without MFi certification it is impossible to charge Apple phones and transmit data. If a third party wants to pass the certification, it must purchase a lightning-side chip. This is a lot of money for Apple.
2. Security
Due to its openness and flexibility, type-c may leak information when transferring data on an unknown computer, and Apple attaches great importance to users Privacy, which also prevents Apple from using type-c.
3. Ensure quality
The data cables on the market are of varying quality. Some copycat manufacturers may use poor quality data cables for profit. Such data cables may become hot during charging. , the current is unstable, and Apple's MFi certification can ensure that the quality is passed. Because to pass MFi certification, you must also pass the quality level.