India to shift to USB C as common charging port for all smart devices

hindustantimes.com

22 points·vivegi··11 comments

> One of India’s concerns is that once EU makes the shift, obsolete phones and equipment could be dumped in India, a second official said.

India always have been a huge market for slightly old models; which are more affordable. Anyone who wants an iPhone can't afford the latest because of the price tag.

From the article: > India will shift to a USB type C charging port for all smart devices after stakeholders reached a consensus at a meeting of an inter-ministerial task force set up by the Union government, consumer affairs secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said Wednesday.

How will this standard be enforced for products operating outdoors?

Enforced at port of entry (customs).

So they will effectively ban imports of all outdoor weather rated 'smart products'?

I don't think so. This only applies to mobile phones. What outdoor rated smart products did you have in mind?

Smart home cameras.

There's a pretty simple solution there. USB-IF could just specify a waterproof connector. They could even make a waterproof housing that could slip over an existing USB-C.

And if USB-IF decides not to?

I think this is for mobile phones primarily and any devices that today use a multitude of OEM-specific chargers.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com