Same charging socket on all mobiles by 2012

Major mobile phone manufacturers have agreed to have same type of charging socket by 2012. The GSMA(GSM Assocoiation) has zeroed on Micro USB to be the universal charger socket, which is already used on digital cameras to transfer pictures to a PC.

Major players like Nokia, LG, Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson have signed the agreement. Operators such as AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, T-Mobile and Vodafone are also part of the initiative.


The GSMA also expects that the manufactures will eventually ship mobile phones without a charger because everybody would have one. This should also lead to less waste and could yield energy savings.