Since then, it has been fitted to billions of devices, including iPhones, iPads, and AirPods charging cases. From the very moment it was unveiled, we knew it would one day be replaced. With the ...

The long and short of it is that Apple most likely made the decision to comply with a law imposed by the EU mandating that a multitude of devices have a common charger, which included smartphones.

Some of the earliest adopters of USB-C technology in the smartphone industry include OnePlus and LeTV, with other manufacturers like Samsung and Motorola following suit. Despite popularizing the trend ...