Galaxy A53 5G actually comes with in-box charger in Brazil, Samsung fears getting fined?

Zohaib Ahmed — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:42:43 +0000

Samsung has gone down the Apple way in ditching chargers from the boxes of its smartphone offerings, first for its flagships starting with the Galaxy S21 series, and now the budget models too. Not all regions are getting equal treatment, though, as it’s been found that the Korean company has in fact continued to ship the Galaxy A53 with chargers in Brazil.

Brazilian units of the freshly-launched Galaxy A53 5G come with a larger box to make space for a 15W charging brick, unlike boxes for the device for other regions which are much smaller than your typical smartphone box. The information comes via Americanas, one of the authorized Samsung resellers in the country, where the Galaxy A53’s FAQ page confirms it ships with a charger (via GSMArena, TechValue).

Strangely, the official Samsung Brazil doesn’t mention anything about the in-box contents. But GSMArena has come across an unboxing video of the Brazilian variant of the Galaxy A53 showing it in a larger box that includes a charger, thus confirming the info on the Americanas FAQs.

As to why Sammy decided to make Brazil an exception, it likely has something to do with the country’s government which in the past has actually fined Apple for giving a miss to in-box chargers with the iPhone 12. Fearing the same case for the Galaxy A53 5G, Samsung felt it would be in its best interests to not profit off charging bricks.

However, it remains to be seen if Brazil is indeed the sole lucky country or if there are other regions getting similar treatment.

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Galaxy A53 5G actually comes with in-box charger in Brazil, Samsung fears getting fined?