‘Common charger to raise price of low-end devices, curb export potential’

Common charger for mobile phones by migrating to only USB type C port will raise the prices for low-end devices by Rs 150 and restrict the export potential of adapters from India, ICEA said on Thursday.

Mobile devices industry body ICEA — whose members include Apple, Foxconn, Vivo and Lava — said mobile phone players have already reduced the charging ports to only two types of charging points — micro USB and USB Type C.

India Cellular and Electronics Association in a presentation to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has shared that in laptop chargers, there are still 9-10 types of charging port that needs to be reduced in sync with global standards to around two, like the mobile devices industry.