Various countries will now all be jumping on the "must have USB-C"
bandwagon, but in reality it makes no difference to anything since the
companies making the devices will already be changing over to appease
the EU law and weren't going to bother making separate models for
different regions anyway.

India May Force Apple to Adopt USB-C on iPhone
After EU Passes Similar Law
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India is making progress on a government proposal that
would enforce a standard charger, USB-C, across all
smartphones, tablets, and laptops, following in the
footsteps of the EU, which just recently passed a
similar law.

In a government press release, India's Ministry of
Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution secretary,
Rohit Kumar Singh, said different government and
private agencies held a meeting and a "broad consensus
emerged among stakeholders on adoption of USB Type - C
as a charging port for electronic devices such as
smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc." The press release
added: "Further, it was deliberated that a different
charging port may be adopted for feature phones."

India's consideration of mandating a common charger
across consumer devices was previously reported on in
August, however, it seems the government is moving
forward with its proposal after initially saying it
would explore the possibility of such a law.

If India does move forward with the proposed plan, it
will follow in the European Union's footsteps, which
recently passed a law that mandates USB-C across a wide
range of consumer electronic devices by 2024. Apple's
vice president of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak,
said in a recent event that Apple would have to comply
with the EU's new law, indirectly confirming the iPhone
will adopt USB-C in the near future.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes all iPhone 15
models will ditch the Lightning port in favor of USB-C,
but only the higher-end models of the 2023 ‌iPhone‌
lineup will benefit from faster transfer speeds.

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