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S Korea & China Mandate Common Chargers, Data Cables

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the dear-god-please-yes dept.

mrbill writes "Seems that South Korea and China have mandated Common Cell Phone chargers and data cables. No proprietary chargers and data cables any more. Must use USB for charging etc. "

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  1. Re:amperage by networkBoy · · Score: 5, Informative

    you're both right.
    The spec calls for 500mA but most vendors connect the port to an *unfused* 5V line. This (IMHO) is a BadIdea (tm). sure you can draw 2A, you can try to draw 100A too but something's gonna give.
    Case in point: http://xbx.networkboy.net/modules/gallery/albums/a lbum18/P1000121.jpg
    It's a design flaw (in most cases) that you can draw that much current from a USB port.
    -nB

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  2. Re:Summary is wrong and so are you by bananaendian · · Score: 3, Informative
    makes absolutely no sense, as not every mobile phone user has a computer (or one with a USB port).

    You are so wrong.

    You do not need a laptop to 'USB-charge'

    You can pick up a USB Mains Charger for as little as 5 USD.

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  3. Re:Way to go! by Gubbe · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yeah, except that they actually include an adapter in the frickin' box so that you can still use your old chargers with the new thinner socket.

    Considering how large the old connector is, what else could they have done to decrease its footprint in newer, slimmer phones?

  4. Re:Motorola is already doing it - ALMOST by dlim · · Score: 3, Informative

    That's only partially true. While the phones use a standardized USB port for connection, some of them (at least the Verizon RAZR V3C and V3M) will give a message "Unauthorized charger" if you hook up a generic mini USB charger. There may be some kind of handshake required that only the $30 Motorolla chargers are guaranteed to perform. The article summary only mentions standardization of ports. I wonder if software control mechanisms will be eliminated as well...