Apple could also be eradicating the charger and EarPods from the field of the iPhone 12 however it seems that, for purchasers within the UK, the corporate is including one thing to the cellphone itself.
Reported by Jesper van Haaren on Twitter, it seems that Apple is including regulatory markings to the decrease proper aspect of the brand new iPhone. As pictured within the tweet, the aspect of the brand new iPhone 12 Professional comprises a “CE” brand with one other picture to the precise of it.
As detailed on the United Kingdom’s government website, the CE marking on the aspect of the brand new iPhone is a regulatory marking that signifies the iPhone meets “EU security, well being or environmental necessities,” and extra.
The CE marking is required for a lot of merchandise. It:
* Reveals that the producer has checked that these merchandise meet EU security, well being or environmental necessities
* Is an indicator of a product’s compliance with EU laws
* Permits the free motion of merchandise throughout the European market
A post on Reddit says that these markings are obligatory for the iPhone within the UK. As famous by iMore’s personal Oliver Haslam, the markings had been preiously situated on the again of the iPhone, however appear to have been moved to the aspect for this newest era. It’s unclear if these markings are required in different nations throughout the European Union as nicely. iPhones in the US used to have these markings as nicely, however Apple was finally capable of show them digitally within the Settings app fairly than having to indicate them bodily on the cellphone.
Whereas canceling your iPhone preorder may be slightly excessive of a response, Apple’s new MagSafe iPhone instances could have simply gotten extra engaging for purchasers within the UK.
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