If the iPhone has a C port, would you consider it?

Coincidentally, in January of this year, Ding Lei (CEO of NetEase), a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, once asked the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to unify the standard ports of chargers for smart electronic devices to further reduce waste and contribute to the realization of China's goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. a force.

In recent days, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has made a clear reply to this, through a "Letter on the Reply to the Proposal No. 5080 of the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (Gongjiao Post and Telecommunications No. 553)", in response to Ding Lei's suggestion. A clear answer was given.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated in the document that with the rapid iteration of charging/data interfaces and charging technologies, the current smart terminal market has formed a pattern dominated by USB-C interfaces and coexisting of multiple interfaces and charging technologies.

After the user replaces the device, the original charger and data cable are mostly idle, resulting in huge waste. Vigorously promoting the integration of charging interfaces and technologies is conducive to reducing electronic waste and improving resource utilization efficiency.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has also made plans for future work, saying that it will continue to promote relevant national standards, promote the integration and unification of charging interfaces and technologies, and improve the recycling rate of electronic products.

And this is directed at Apple, whose market value has just exceeded 3 trillion US dollars. We have just said that, because Apple's Lightning interface can give Apple a considerable profit every year, each line needs to be MFI certified. the cost of.

At present, there is still more than half a year before the release of the iPhone 14, which means that Apple has not yet officially determined the final form of the iPhone 14 series. Now the European market and the Chinese market are developing towards a unified charging interface. Even if Apple is hard, it will It is also impossible to blatantly contradict the relevant departments.

Considering that the recent iPad Air4, iPad Pro, and iPad mini6 all use the C port, it is entirely possible for the iPhone to use the C port.

Of course, considering Apple's tonality, it may also directly cancel the charging port and completely use the MagSafe charger, so I can't say...