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Both. Most other companies here offer the charging box that is USB-A. While the phone end is USB-C. So when you buy an iPhone, you get a lightining-USBC cable
by speeder 4y ago
Both.
Most other companies here offer the charging box that is USB-A. While the phone end is USB-C.
So when you buy an iPhone, you get a lightining-USBC cable, while you have a USB-A brick... thus you can't use the iPhone.
In an older thread I gave a more detailed explanation on how this situation happened. But long story short: phones in Brazil are ridiculously expensive, so are chargers, people don't change them often and someone buying an iPhone often is someone that was using a very old phone, sometimes a dumbphone even. And when they don't find a charger in the box, they go to black market to buy some crappy chinese ones that can set themselves on fire.
- neallindsay 4y agoAh. So if Apple had put off switching from USB-A to USB-C for a few years they might not have gotten in trouble. And other phone brands that use USB-C and don't include the AC adapter are probably less high-profile than Apple but might find themselves in the same legal situation in the near future.
- postalrat 4y agoYou can but a standard cable for usb-a charging with other phones. An iphone would require a cable just for it.
- speeder 4y agoIn fact, yes. What pissed off the judges here was precisely that Apple switched from USB-A bricks to USB-C bricks and dropped the chargers right after. So when their defense was sent to the judge, claiming people already had the chargers, the justice system considered this a blatant lie. EDIT: the company I work for sent me a Mac M1... The charger brick that came with it, is the only USB-C charger brick I have. And I have a ton of charger bricks... Meanwhile I am today using 2 USB-mini to USB-C adapters to charge phones. Because my 2 most reliable chargers are USB-A to USB-mini. I tried switching cables around but then fast charging stops working.