When Apple removed the earphone jack from the iPhone 7, a number of manufacturers mocked the Cupertino-based company before following suit and removing the connector from their own phones too. This year, Apple decided not to ship its new iPhones with chargers and it has been made fun of by different manufacturers including Samsung. Now, evidence has surfaced that shows the Korean giant will not include a charger in the box of the upcoming Galaxy S21 series.
There have been reports that Samsung will not ship its 2021 flagships with a charger following news of Apple starting the trend with the iPhone 12. While there was no confirmation and seeing that Samsung itself mocked Apple on Facebook for not including a charger in the box. The post which has now been deleted shows that Samsung may be shamelessly doing what it accused Apple of.
The evidence that the Galaxy S21 series will not ship with a charger comes from an ANATEL (Brazil’s equivalent of the U.S.’ FCC) certification that reveals the three phones will not ship with a charger and earphones. The news was first reported by Tecnoblog.
A translation of the portion of the certification document (pictured above) says that “The cellphone will not be sold with a power supply” but adds that the devices were tested with two Samsung chargers with model numbers EP-TA800 and EP-TA800B. It also says that the cellphones will not be sold with headphones but three headphones with model numbers GH59-15106A, GH59-15107A, and GH59-15403A were provided for testing.
However, there is a chance that buyers of the Galaxy S21 series in Brazil, at least, will get a charger and headset considering the country is forcing Apple to include a charger with the iPhone 12 models sold there. So while you won’t find one in the box, you should get one if you request for it.
Samsung will definitely not be the only one that won’t include a charger in the box of its phones next year. You can be sure a number of other manufacturers will follow suit until it sort of becomes standard, at least for flagship phones.
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