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Other charging options are allowed, it's just that there should _also_ be a USB-C option.

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Ah, right. I missed this nuance in the debate.

In which case I wholeheartedly approve.

You approve of having to have two charging ports in one smartphone?

Inductive charging, don't be silly.

Inductive charging doesn't count. You can get out of the USB-C requirement by having only inductive charging, but as soon as you have a physical connector that supports charging one of them has to be USB-C. (At least in the EU version of the requirement)

> You can get out of the USB-C requirement by having only inductive charging

That's a nice loophole there :)

Anyway, it's not like USB-C isn't good enough and that they can't change the rules if/when a new connector get enough support. And to get enough support, it most likely means that it has to be compatible (in some way) with USB-C. That's a nice feature.

There are a lot more devices covered than just smartphones. Any superior connector can get market penetration in larger devices that have fewer problems with two charging ports (tablets, laptops, keyboards, battery operated loudspeakers, e-book readers, etc.). At that point the commission will either take notice on their own or can be lobbied to switch to the new connector with a sufficiently long transition period.

You think you'll need more than 240W of charging power on your phone?

Maybe, but will it be so small to make two ports cumbersome? Doubtful imo

USB ports can do a lot more than just charging

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