Why is the plug of the Apple data line and the Android phone data line incompatible?

     The mobile phones we usually use are divided into two major systems, the iOS system and the Android system. Not only is the system different, many things are different. Among them are the data lines used by the iPhone and Android phones. These two data lines have the same functions, but their designs are different. Why is the plug of the Apple data cable and the Android phone data cable not compatible?

     Apple is now using the data cable of the 8-pin lightning plug. Lightning Chinese means lightning-fast, fast, meaning that the 8-pin apple lightning data cable is charging quickly. It is the exclusive charging connector specification made by Apple. Now the 8pin data cable used by Apple's mobile phone replaces the previously used 30pin pin data cable. It supports the insertion of the front and back sides. The earliest in 2012 with the release of iPhone5, after all the new generation of Apple mobile phones and tablet iPad are equipped with such a data cable.

8-pin lightning plug data cable

     The micro-usb used by Android phones is 5pin. It was the global unified mobile phone charger data cable plug standard released by the OMTP organization in September 2007. It has been used until now. The data line of the mini usb interface was used before. The unified standard of the data line of the micro usb interface has many advantages, such as smaller size, space saving, strength and high insertion life, and OTG function. Basically all Android phones use the data cable of the micro usb plug. However, Android data lines are constantly changing and upgrading. For example, the latest type-c data lines are more powerful and are much better than Apple's lightning data lines.

Micro usb plug data cable

     There are two main reasons why the Apple data cable and the Android data cable plug are incompatible with the unified plug standard. One is the historical issue. Each of the two strong standards represents the interests of a group of people. If the unity becomes a standard, it will hurt. To some people's interests. The second is Apple's exclusion of OTG. The purpose is to maintain the usage rate of its own products. For example, it will directly affect the frequency of using iCloud and iTunes. So these are the reasons why Apple's mobile data cable cannot even use the micro usb plug.