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Because the port and the associated internal hardware would take up a huge amount of space.
It's not much space to a smartphone, but to a device the size of a watch, the USB-C port would end up being the largest internal component.
Wireless charging is the answer for most watches, though it means cases can't be all metal and glass.
I assume you mean having a USB-C port on the side of the watch. Having that port would allow water to get in to the case, the cradle-style charges used by smart watches allow the case to be sealed to prevent water damage. Even if you are careful about not wearing the watch when bathing, or in the rain, or in a pool, its unlikely you remove you watch every time you wash your hands or wash dishes.
The article goes into this.
I think the better question is, why can't wireless charging be more universal. We had decades of 500 different competing phone chargers. (as the famous XKCD comic https://xkcd.com/927/ ) mocks.
yet we don't seem to be getting anywhere near the idea of a universal wireless charge system.
I mean, we are for phones. Qi2 is finally becoming more widespread, and the Qi1/Magsafe spec is quietly more compatible than its official support suggests.
Why this doesn't extend to watches and only partially to earbuds is a different question, but I at least the most likely devices to have wireless charging are getting there.
Nice that watches ranging from £16 to £200 already support USB-C. My two Garmin watches both have (incompatible) unique charging/data ports.
My ~~spoon~~ USB-C port is too big
eta: JFC, who wrote this?
Here is a modern smartwatch with USB C
Picture of a fucking brick with straps
Seriously, none of those "examples" are anything I would consider wearing, and I have clubs for hands
This is very dumb.
Now, if it was annoyed by magnetic pogo connectors not being standard we could talk. Wireless for watches, too.
4x the volume
16 times the detail
64 times the power but I can't read Braille (ungh)
Don't watches use pads to recharge with a usbc? My samsung did.
