OriginalCompetitive t1_ir4ybn2 wrote on October 5, 2022 at 11:32 AM

I’m confused. The only difference between an iPhone charger and Android charger is the cord, right? The little block is the same either way. Why not just require every cord to have both adapters on the end?

sterlingback t1_ir5l8td wrote on October 5, 2022 at 2:38 PM

Because USB C is not a product of a corporation

OriginalCompetitive t1_ir5mph9 wrote on October 5, 2022 at 2:48 PM

So what? If different charging bricks were required, I could see the advantage of eliminating all that waste. But here it’s literally just an extra dongle on the end of a wire cord. Why make phone manufacturers redesign their charging interface instead of just making cord manufacturers include that extra bit?

I feel like I’m missing something here.

sterlingback t1_ir5yc3s wrote on October 5, 2022 at 4:05 PM

I also feel like you're missing something.

Literally every other company conformed to USB - C, even apple has USB-C on the other end of the cable and on the iPads.

This way you have a standard data/charging plug which is very helpful for everyday logistics, the extra dongle proposition is just absurd. Those are constantly breaking and I guess they have some loss because of it.

OriginalCompetitive t1_ir6wt2z wrote on October 5, 2022 at 7:45 PM

Dongle might be the wrong word, because what I’m talking about can’t really break.

My portable battery comes with a wire. One end of the wire is a standard USB port. The other end of the wire splits into three: one for iPhone, one for standard USB, and one other. Wires like this are available in any gas station and cost may $5-10 bucks.