All Cellfones to Have Same Charging plug

iMav · 21-09-2007, 07:40 PM

Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG, and Nokia have agreed to use micro USB as a charging-plug standard for phones. Your days of buying a bagful of accessories every time you switch phones have come to an end. Well, not quite. You will still have to toss out all your mini USB chargers, as this decision in truth indicates a rejection of that budding de facto standard. Yep, all the carriers and accessories makers will have one last chance to profit before the standard is in place.

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This is really good news .... but i think its gonna be some time before this becomes really helpful

rockthegod · 21-09-2007, 09:07 PM

excellent newz indeed !!!

It would have been wonderful if there was a single unified standard of memory cards, chargers and batteries for all mobile devices...

Zeeshan Quireshi · 21-09-2007, 09:23 PM

Excellent , peace at Last

infra_red_dude · 21-09-2007, 09:28 PM

:breathes a sigh of relief and gives a sympathetic look to all chargers around:

dd_wingrider · 21-09-2007, 10:05 PM

awesome news. thanks for sharing

Ankur Gupta · 21-09-2007, 10:24 PM

Dunoo how much time will it take to come into effect...
A very good move indeed...

ratedrsuperstar · 21-09-2007, 10:28 PM

i hope it'll be available for 5900 my next upgrade

Cool G5 · 21-09-2007, 10:35 PM

Good news.
Now people won't "ask do you have <Brand name> Charger?"
They will simply come & take yours without ur notice.

I like the idea of universal.

Pathik · 21-09-2007, 11:05 PM

Great move... Hopefully they ll also integrate the data cable with the charger now..

a_k_s_h_a_y · 21-09-2007, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pathiks

Great move... Hopefully they ll also integrate the data cable with the charger now..

better not if it disable sony ericsson phone's flashing features

NIGHTMARE · 22-09-2007, 02:08 AM

its a good news

gary4gar · 22-09-2007, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMav

Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG, and Nokia have agreed to use micro USB as a charging-plug standard for phones. Your days of buying a bagful of accessories every time you switch phones have come to an end. Well, not quite. You will still have to toss out all your mini USB chargers, as this decision in truth indicates a rejection of that budding de facto standard. Yep, all the carriers and accessories makers will have one last chance to profit before the standard is in place.

Source

This is really good news .... but i think its gonna be some time before this becomes really helpful

News is good but how we have to wait for this to come into effect??

maybe 5 years at least to fully see this unified charger into place??

infra_red_dude · 22-09-2007, 02:18 AM

i guess until the stock produced is sold out completely.

shady_inc · 22-09-2007, 11:19 AM

Now finally moto and SE users can stop banging their heads over the lack of availability of their chargers in remote areas of India.

azzu · 22-09-2007, 11:30 AM

finally UNIVERSAL CHARGERS KOOL

shashank4u · 23-09-2007, 12:24 PM

quite a relieving news

Laut ke buddhu ghar ko aaye

arunks · 23-09-2007, 01:11 PM

shukhar hai bhagwan ka.. companies ne meri baat sun li.. main kitni der se jeh suggest kar reha tha ..and now they have taken up my advice as reality

Gigacore · 23-09-2007, 01:38 PM

Awesome...

W i d e S c r e e N · 23-09-2007, 05:58 PM

about time!

goobimama · 23-09-2007, 06:29 PM

Thank god for this! I don't know why they even started with these different plugs. I hope those digital camera manufacturers also get some sense knocked into their heads and make a standard USB port for all cameras...

CadCrazy · 23-09-2007, 06:49 PM

Koooool

entrana · 23-09-2007, 09:02 PM

hey guys but that means we can only use that wid the new phones right, not wid our old phones? unless there wud be some kind of converter that is

gxsaurav · 23-09-2007, 09:57 PM

Good move, now if only they could provide an option that we can charge using this Mini-USB connector by also connecting to PC like Apple lets us charge iPod. Just that no propriety connector.

Same plug to charge & data transfer at USB 2.0 speeds

mavihs · 25-09-2007, 12:08 AM

It would have been better if they had all converted to mini USB.

casanova · 25-09-2007, 12:16 AM

@GX, Sony Ericsson phones likes K300i can be charged through USB ports. This is really nice for people who use GPRS for net on PC.

BTW, great move.

Every1 forgot a thin. How clean our side tables would be. Just a single charger hanging for the whole family/group (hostelites)

gsmsikar · 25-09-2007, 02:55 AM

it is good news , one compatibility problem is solved ...
thanks

ax3 · 25-09-2007, 12:46 PM

great news ........ bt i have already created a USB charger 4 my phone .....

it was a hardware tut from DIGIT ppl in the mag ..... cant remember the month .....

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iMav The Devil's Advocate Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Masti Ki Paathshaala Posts: 7,015	All Cellfones to Have Same Charging plug Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG, and Nokia have agreed to use micro USB as a charging-plug standard for phones. Your days of buying a bagful of accessories every time you switch phones have come to an end. Well, not quite. You will still have to toss out all your mini USB chargers, as this decision in truth indicates a rejection of that budding de facto standard. Yep, all the carriers and accessories makers will have one last chance to profit before the standard is in place. Source This is really good news .... but i think its gonna be some time before this becomes really helpful __________________ "The problem that shows up with the three red lights on the console is a complex interaction with some very complex parts.” - Robbie Bach http://beingmanan.com twitter: manan \| Last.FM: manan

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21-09-2007, 10:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
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21-09-2007, 10:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cool G5 Human Spambot Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aamchi Mumbai !!! Posts: 4,176	Re: All Cellfones to Have Same Charging plug Good news. Now people won't "ask do you have <Brand name> Charger?" They will simply come & take yours without ur notice. I like the idea of universal. __________________ ShutterTux - Photography, Linux & Life! : http://shuttertux.wordpress.com

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Pathik Google Bot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,751	Re: All Cellfones to Have Same Charging plug Great move... Hopefully they ll also integrate the data cable with the charger now..

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infra_red_dude Wire muncher! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,164	Re: All Cellfones to Have Same Charging plug i guess until the stock produced is sold out completely. __________________ "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." http://phoenix-ani.blogspot.com

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goobimama  Macboy Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 4,486	Re: All Cellfones to Have Same Charging plug Thank god for this! I don't know why they even started with these different plugs. I hope those digital camera manufacturers also get some sense knocked into their heads and make a standard USB port for all cameras... __________________ I'm like a bird...

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