GSMA Pushes for Standardizing Cell Phone Chargers
Don't we pretty much already have this?
Isn't micro USB the new standard? Or are we talking even stricter standards with things like limited power consumption, auto shut-off, etc.?
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microUSB better be the standard they want. We don't need funky charger standards, HTC, that mean yet another kind of USB cable to manufacture. microUSB is fine enough. If it gets any smaller it will be a razor with wires.
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Dont they make universal chargers? Where the end peice comes off and you can put on a different end to fit a different phone. I had a customer asking about them, I dont sell um but I assume they're out there. Why dont people just buy these? Are they any good?
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Actually these are bad for your phone. Each phone has a recommended amount of voltage that it can accept, as well as communicates with the charger to shut off charging, or turn down the voltage once the battery is charged. If a charger is used that "overcharges" the battery, or provides a higher voltage, it can damage the battery and reduce its life significantly even if the battery is brand new. I work for T-Mobile, and if you send in a phone or battery that has been charged with a generic charger for a warranty replacement, somehow they can tell if a non-approved charger has been used and they will deny the claim. I'm probably making this out to be a bigger deal than it is, but I've seen it happen.
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Thats what I figured. If they were great I would assume Id be selling them. By the by, Ive heard of warrenties being denied because of issues like you were talking about. A new OEM battery isnt that much though, 25 or 30 bucks
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As long as there's one standard for everything, then this is a good thing. The thing is to get all the manufacturers of phones to agree to a single standard for the plug, and how it charges the phone. Otherwise, a standard charging port alone won't be enough. As stated, a standard charging port could have different voltage attached to it. So that needs to be in line with a standard as well to make this work.
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Look, I get what the GSMA is trying to do here and I hear all day long from customers about this sort of thing. "Why do we have to buy new chargers every time a new phone comes out"? MONEY!! Its not a huge market but there is still a lot of money in accessorys. Im sure your manager says the same thing, "Dont forget to 'up sell' some accessorys with that activation". If they're going to start with the cell phone makers then they should go after the car industry too. Start makeing cars with interchangable parts so we as consumers dont have to spend as much when we buy a new car. That would have made my life a lot easier(and saved me a lot of money) when I was building hotrods. Im not makeing a huge stance on this but I just think its rediculou...
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Overmann said: If it gets any smaller it will be a razor with wires.
🤣 I know what you mean. I totally agree. I own an HTC and anything with a microUSB works. I even use my Tomtom GPS charger when in a bind. My Wife's motorola charger works too. But it does not work the other way. She has to use only hers. Even then it has to be for a certain model!. LG has their own. Samsung has their own and so forth. Making everything a standard MicroUSB is IMO the most logical choice as well. One charger for all makes.
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