Apple stopped packing EarPods inside iPhone boxes long ago but France continued to get them for a long time. Apple is selling the iPhone 13 with EarPods inside the box in France. What makes Apple do this is the legal requirement related to radio-frequency energy which makes headphones a necessary item and needs to be included in the box with smartphones.
Many countries have set a legal restriction on radio-frequency (RF) power output as it may have the potential to pose mental harm. Well, even though Apple has designed iPhones in such a way that proximity sensor detects when the phone is held close to the head and therefore, reduces the RF output, this isn’t sufficient enough and the company will have to adhere to the country rules.
France encourages its citizens to avoid holding their phones close to their heads. Instead, the government recommends using headphones that can help evade high frequencies. It is because of this reason, smartphone brands in France have to pack earplugs along with smartphones as a necessary item. A complete summary of the law and regulation can be found here.
It has been noticed and shared by some users that Apple is including EarPods in the box with the new iPhone 13 series like it was done for iPhone 12 series. The company has smartly placed them in a “box inside of a box” fashion. Unbox the exterior box, you”ll see the iPhone 13 box, hidden below which will be the EarPods box.
This allows Apple to utilize the same iPhone 13 box it uses globally and still make it possible to include EarPods inside them, specifically for France.
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