China will force a unified charging interface. If Apple does not bow its head, iPhone will be kicked out of the Chinese market

The Ministry of industry and information technology of China has just issued new requirements , Soon all mobile phones sold in the domestic market will have to support Type-C Interface , This is mandatory in the European market Type-C After the interface , Another big market decided to unify the charging interface , This will facilitate the interworking of various devices , At the same time, reduce e-waste .

About type-c Interface with apple Lightning The interface debate has been going on for years , Technically type-c The technical advantages of the interface are very obvious , Both the data transmission rate and the charging power are far higher than Apple's push Lightning Interface , It is because of type-C The technology leadership of the interface has quickly replaced Micro USB Interface , And become a common interface for non Apple camp .

But in the type-C After the interface has completely replaced the electronic devices of the non Apple camp , Apple still insists on adopting its own Lightning Interface , People in the industry believe that this is mainly because Apple is unwilling to give up based on its own interests Lightning Interface .

Apple iPhone、iPad、Macbook And many other products adopt its own Lightning Interface , In this way, it can be more compatible with its own devices , But more importantly, it can consolidate the unique ecology of many of its own equipment and hardware , So consumers use an apple product , Apple family buckets are often purchased for convenience , So as to bring a huge income to apple .

In addition, Apple's hardware ecosystem also helps bring it extra huge profits ,2021 The results in showed that the revenue of Apple's accessories business reached 87 Billion dollars , Although the proportion in the overall revenue is not high , But the profits are very high , For example, Apple's data cable should 100 Diversity , And one in the market USB-C The data cable costs only more than ten yuan , The profit in the middle is something Apple doesn't want to give up easily .

Apple's insistence has resulted in huge waste , Because of Apple's iPad、Mac、iPhone And other major products need to use its own accessories to achieve more friendly compatibility , Consumers cannot use other accessories after purchasing apple products , As a result, more and more apple accessories are accumulated , At the same time, it also pays a high cost , Naturally, it is not conducive to the link comparison and the reduction of social costs .

Previously, Europe has launched antitrust investigations against apple for many times , But Apple would rather pay a huge fine than compromise , Until recently, Europe took an extremely tough stance , Apple had to compromise , It is reported that Apple has discussed with the industrial chain USB-C Supply of components , It has also been tested internally type-C Interface , Shows that it will eventually comply with European requirements in 2024 Year adoption type-C Interface .

The Chinese market has already become one of Apple's three major markets , In the past two years, it is the market with the highest growth in Apple's revenue , Apple products have unique competitiveness in the Chinese market , It depends on its software and hardware ecology , Of course, it is not willing to change this ecology easily , Only when the world is pushing hard for hardware compatibility , Coupled with the tough attitude of the Ministry of industry and information technology of China , It is estimated that Apple will also comply with .

Tough attitude towards China and Europe , In fact, apple still has some caution , Some people in the industry speculate that apple is adopting type-C After the interface , Perhaps its future data transmission and charging technology will turn to wireless technology , Build your own hardware ecosystem through wireless technology , Continue to ensure profitable .

in any case , Apple uses type-C After the interface , It will eventually lose some of its competitiveness , This is a favorable change for Chinese mobile phone enterprises , Today, China's mobile phones as a whole have accounted for nearly 50% of the global market , Bring great pressure to apple and Samsung , The unification of hardware will help Chinese mobile phones seize more markets , After all, the cost advantage of Chinese mobile phones is unmatched by apple .