Apple announced at the ‘Hi, Speed’ event that it will no longer ship iPhones with bundled chargers and earphones. The newly unveiled iPhone 12 series as well as the new retail packages of iPhone 11, iPhone XR, and iPhone SE 2020 don’t include them. Following the footsteps of the Cupertino-based tech giant, Samsung may also ditch the two commonly included accessories with new phones starting with the Galaxy S21 series.
Samsung is reported to launch the Galaxy S21 series earlier than in previous years. The three devices in the series – Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra may debut in January itself. Hence, they have begun to leak in the form of 3D CAD renders and also started receiving certifications.
Now, according to Korean media (via SamMobile), Samsung is also considering to remove the bundled charger and earphones from the retail boxes of the Galaxy S21 series. Everyone knew that this would happen as Android smartphone makers have been long following the footsteps of Apple in certain trends like the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack and inclusion of notch to name a couple.
However, nobody thought that this would happen so soon as Samsung and companies like Xiaomi and OnePlus just recently mocked Apple for this move.
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That said, though Apple claims this decision is for a better environment, iPhones still come with a lightning port and the company includes a lightning to USB Type-C cable inside the box. Thus, iPhone buyers need to buy a power adaptor separately anyway.
Additionally, the removal of earphones is reported to boost the sales of AirPods. Whereas, by not including power adapters, Apple is pushing users to buy its new MagSafe charger.
On the other hand, Samsung has been using USB Type-C on its flagship as well as budget smartphones for years. Therefore, most users would not have to spend a dime for chargers, however, they will have to if they need to charge their phones at a faster rate.
It is worth mentioning that Samsung has been testing this for a while now. Some of its high-end smartphones come with a 25W charger although they support 45W fast charging. Also, the company is not including AKG earphones with certain flagship models anymore.
Having said that, some insiders suggest that Samsung may only ditch earphones with the Galaxy S21 series and will ship the phones with a charger, unlike Apple. Whatever it is, we will know Samsung’s final decision in a few months from now.
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