The new device replaces Apple's Lightning connector with USB-C, a change forced on Apple by the European Union, which has ruled that all phones must use the standard port.

这款新设备用USB-C取代了苹果的Lightning接口，这是欧盟强制苹果公司做出的改变，欧盟规定所有手机都必须使用标准接口。

First of all, they are going to be charging with a Lightning connector as opposed to Micro USB, so if you already have an iPhone it makes it a little bit simpler.

首先，他们将使用闪电连接器而不是微型USB进行充电，所以如果你已经有了iPhone，它会使充电变得简单一点。

This is why the European Union wants to tackle the e-waste problem at the source, by establishing one standard charging cable for all phones, which will stop Apple using its iPhone lightning connector in the bloc.

这就是为什么欧盟希望从源头上解决电子垃圾问题，为所有手机建立一条标准充电线，这将阻止苹果在欧盟范围内使用其 iPhone 的闪电接口。

Apple has kept its proprietary lightning connector while removing useful ports, like the headphone jack and the SD card reader, forcing consumers to buy expensive dongles like its $39 SD-card-to-USB-C reader.

Apple 保留了其专有的闪电连接器， 同时移除了有用的端口，如耳机插孔和 SD 卡读卡器， 迫使消费者购买昂贵的加密狗， 如 39 美元的 SD 卡转 USB-C 读卡器。