Laptops sold in the EU now required to ship with USB-C charging Comments
- User935
- gEb
xPandamon, 2 hours agoA ton of products are using USB-C nowadays so there is straight up no need to include a charge... moreAll the other ones are low-power devices, a laptop's or at least the phone's is the one (powerful) charger one needs in their life. And by the time a normal person actually needs a new phone/laptop, the charging standards or even the USB-C will change. That's why it's utter nonsense.
Just like mandating USB-C on phones which was a standard by itself anyway, just like microUSB was for a decade before, was utter nonsense and waste of time and (our!) money.
Banning devices with built-in and glued batteries would be a massive improvement for the environtment. This is 100% pure greenwashing as long as the very same manufacturers produce mountains of e-waste with e.g. headphones which last 2 years due to glued batteries instead of their normal lifespan of 10-20 years and prevent usage of normal (like USB, standardised to the 3,5 mm on their own over the years) headphones in the first place, phones which basically get intentionally slowed down with "OS upgrades" or also killed by their glued batteries; as long as 50-95 % of internet traffic and energy spent by a phone/PC is content that one doesn't want to see aka ads and other garbage, we might add the new AI slop to all of that...
This is like a garden hose to stop a wildfire, with the garden hose costing millions upon millions of our money.
- xPandamon
- phu
User935, 23 hours agoSo it won't be just same old "getting less for our money", it'll be "... moreA ton of products are using USB-C nowadays so there is straight up no need to include a charger with everything. I don't know if people just ignore it but simply producing less chargers is already a massive improvement for the environment
- kdss
- 0BG
KarlKastor, 4 hours agoIt does matter for the charging speed. But what will not happen is that your battery degrades ... moreIt will contribute to faster degradation if the phone heats up more.
- KarlKastor
- H44
kdss, 10 hours agoIt absolutely matters which charger you use. Different chargers and phones use different charg... moreIt does matter for the charging speed. But what will not happen is that your battery degrades if you use PD instead of superVOOC.
- kdss
- 0BG
KarlKastor, 14 hours agoNot all phones from a single brand use the same charging or battery technology. Dual cell batt... moreI didn't say it was unique to Oppo.
- kdss
- 0BG
KarlKastor, 14 hours agoIt doesn't matter which charger you use. The charging electronics is in the phone, the US... moreIt absolutely matters which charger you use. Different chargers and phones use different charging protocols.
- Anonymous
- 39x
What? this already been long time ago but stup!d people in eu brussel has no clue that gaming laptops CAN'T have weak usb-c as it requires 300W adapter and they would end up melting with connectors same like nvidia !
- Batman
- 7t$
kdss, 30 Apr 2026Why? My Asus Rog Strix 16 has a 330 watt charger. Which USB charger should I use for serious g... more1. USB 4 supports 240 w charging.
2. EU has already made expections for charging above 100w, might later increase this limit slowly to upto 240w
3. The EU is trying to cover most of the devices not all.
4. Also EU says that usb c should be one option of charging port for laptops but laptops can have additional charging ports eg apple laptop support usb but default come with magsafe.
- KarlKastor
- H44
kdss, 30 Apr 2026Can you explain to me what the point of the model, size, etc. is in terms of how much heat the... moreNot all phones from a single brand use the same charging or battery technology. Dual cell batteries are not unique to Oppo. Before SiC battery were in, a lot of brands used dual cell batteries.
- KarlKastor
- H44
kdss, 30 Apr 2026Sometimes it's not a 5-10 minute difference, but an hour. Separately, the technologies ar... moreIt doesn't matter which charger you use. The charging electronics is in the phone, the USB-C charger just supplies the Power at a voltage the phone wants.
- Anonymous
- s8L
Anonymous, 30 Apr 2026So… no more MagSafe? Bummer.Apart from compulsory USB C (charging capable as well) anything else depends on the manufacturers they can include anything for charging like magnets, lasers etc. But they can't remove USB C (with charging capability).
Apple's approach is better than others. They offers perfect wireless charging (because of magnets, which btw also now become part for qi 2 standard thanks to Apple)
But I would like to see an iPhone with MacBook style magsafe charging with pogo pins and the usb c port covered with a flap with is used for data transfers.
This will boost reliability to next level with three charging methods.
- User935
- gEb
xPandamon, 30 Apr 2026Phones coming without chargers was just manufacturers being cheap, this however is an actual E... moreSo it won't be just same old "getting less for our money", it'll be "getting less, as approved by a nonsensical completely unnecessary EU regulation that cost god knows how many millions of our tax money to make, for our money".
That's so much better. 😊
- Anonymous
- rK@
So… no more MagSafe? Bummer.
- Anonymous
- rK@
imagegrill, 30 Apr 2026What about smart watches (including sports watches like Garmin) - why are they not included?They’re too small
- xPandamon
- JHj
User935, 30 Apr 2026It won't be cheaper because the logistics of selling two variants probably cost the manuf... morePhones coming without chargers was just manufacturers being cheap, this however is an actual EU ruling that comes with, well, rules. They either offer you the phone with or without the charger at the same price, or with one for slightly more, but it won't be a hidden value change
- kdss
- 3FL
jiyen235, 30 Apr 2026you've missed the plot completely and you're making assumptions based on nothingApparently, for you, the laws of physics are "nothing". I explained to you from the point of view of physics why Oppo's technology is better in terms of heating from charging. Even when other things being equal.
But apparently I'm a "fanboy", and physics is "nothing".
- jiyen235
- X%q
kdss, 30 Apr 2026Can you explain to me what the point of the model, size, etc. is in terms of how much heat the... moreyou've missed the plot completely and you're making assumptions based on nothing
- kdss
- 3FL
jiyen235, 30 Apr 2026you didnt mention which vivo and xiaomi phones you used so i put in all the variables, what ex... moreIn addition, the battery of 1+/Oppo phones is made of 2 cells connected in series. When connected in series, the voltage is doubled, which allows the charger to deliver high power at lower current levels to each cell. The lower current reduces heating during charging compared to phones with one whole cell and a high charging current, such as Vivo. Also, when the battery is made of 2 cells, it is larger in area than one whole cell and this helps to dissipate heat better and faster. The phone will be 2-3-4 degrees cooler when charging.
- Anonymous
- 3Cn
Mr. H, 30 Apr 2026I wonder how it's going to work with high demand gaming laptops, My ROG under high load c... moreRead the second paragraph.
- Mr. H
- kha
I wonder how it's going to work with high demand gaming laptops, My ROG under high load can't keep charge with 140W usb c and need it's own brick.
