EU confirms Apple can make a portless iPhone without USB-C : hackernews

[–] base@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago

oh god, please dont. idgaf about iphones. but the android side tends to copy those dickheads. fml

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If this blunt-trauma-induced idea proliferates, I'm getting a fucking cordless landline. Fuck that gaggle of lifelong lead paint sommeliers.

[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The iphone 16e being available in a whopping 2 colors is a blatant admission that Apple understands most people are going to slap a case on it immediately. Wireless charging rarely works for me as intended with a case on. It’s also a lot of fun when you check your phone mid sleep, fail to put it on the charger just right and wake up to a flat battery.

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

fail to put it on the charger *just right*

To be fair, that’s the exact problem that MagSafe solves, so wouldn’t be an issue for this hypothetical port-less iPhone.

[+] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com -6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Who knew all the talk about EU being consumer friendly was just a call for more lobbying money being spent in the EU?

So consumer and eco friendly that you'll need to use a different device, vastly inferior to wires, just to charge your phone.

Well played EU. Well Played!

[–] Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

Headline warrior strikes again....

They even quote the regulations and why they don't also (it's a port standard, nothing about devices with no ports on there so the regulations don't apply).

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