Apple’s new iPhone models may not have charging ports

The European Commission has proposed making it mandatory for smartphone brands and other electronic manufacturers to launch products with a common charging port. If the proposal is adopted by the European Parliament then brands will have 24 months to comply. The proposal mandates that devices must be launched with a common USB Type-C port only. This may not have much impact for Android brands but it is expected to affect Apple who is still relying on Lightning port for its iPhones.

Now, Apple has two choices: either launch the iPhones with a Type-C port or get rid of changing ports altogether in future. How is that possible? As per a report by The Verge, a spokesperson for the European Commission confirmed that “if a device charges only wirelessly, then there is no requirement to integrate a USB-C charging port.”