The Samsung Galaxy S21 series is following the footsteps of the Apple iPhone 12 lineup, as the company’s latest flagship lineup does not ship with chargers in the packaging box. This might even lead to the company eventually discontinuing providing chargers with any of its smartphones.

According to an Android Authority report, the South Korean tech giant might gradually remove shipping the in box chargers and earphones with its smartphone offerings. Similar to Apple, Samsung also cited environmental concerns as the primary reason for removing these accessories from the retail box. While this may now only be for the newest premium grade flagship, the practice might extend to its other upcoming lineup as well.

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Recently, the company published a set of FAQs about its new flagship handsets and the items that it ships with them. Along with this set of questions, Samsung even hinted at its possible future plans regarding the accessories it provides with its retails boxes. The company stated that “We believe that the gradual removal of charger plugs and earphones from our in-box device packaging can help address sustainable consumption issues and remove any pressure that consumers may feel towards continually receiving unnecessary charger accessories with new phones.”

Samsung further added that it first introduced USB Type C charging ports back in 2017. Meaning, there are plenty of older and compatible chargers that its Galaxy S21 series buyers can use. Keep in mind, the company hasn’t directly stated that it will remove these accessories completely, although, the move might be permanent for its Galaxy S series of flagship smartphones. In other words, the Galaxy A, M, and F family of devices might still continue to ship with these accessories in the future.

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We are just two days away from the 2021 Galaxy Unpacked event of Samsung. The company will be announcing Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra 5G smartphones as per various reports. Amidst a bucket load of leaks, a new report by WinFuture.de shows how the retail packaging would look like.

As per the report given by Roland Quandt(@rquandt), we see two images of what is claimed to be the retail packaging of Galaxy S21+ 5G, and S21 Ultra 5G. Both the boxes are Black in color. Additionally, the supposed marketing poster for the in-box contents shows what we can expect inside the box. Apparently, it will include a Quick Start Guide, USB-C cable, and a SIM-ejector.

Just like the report says, the poster doesn’t include the Charging Adapter and earphones as an in-box content. Previously, reports have said that Samsung will exclude chargers and earphones in regions like the UK. While we would have expected Samsung to at least include the AKG earphones, sadly looks like that isn’t going to happen either.

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Apple began all this with the iPhone 12 series launch. It said that not including Chargers will reduce logistics, transportation cost, saves space, and reduces the overall Carbon footprint. This according to the company would be a headstart for a sustainable environment.

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Although Samsung hasn’t quite revealed anything about the Galaxy S21 series officially yet, we expect it to give similar reasons for the omission. To corroborate this, it has already removed posts mocking Apple back in October. On the flip side, it can also garner more revenue by selling the proprietary charger separately just like Apple.

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Anyway, let’s wait and see if Samsung gives any bundle offers initially. That said, Roland has also shared additional images of the marketing posters showing features like a 64MP camera, internal storage(256GB, 512GB), 5G, Night Mode, and Water Resistance(IP). The poster almost confirms that Samsung will ditch the microSD slot finally to popularize higher internal storage for faster load times.

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