Despite mocking Apple for not bringing a charger with the iPhone, Samsung and Xiaomi are now expected to follow suit and remove the charging device from the their upcoming smartphones.
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Along with the announcement of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, Apple announced that it would no longer replace the cutting device with all new iPhones, citing environmental concerns. The move has been publicly criticized by smartphone makers Samsung and Xiaomi.
The day after the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro were announced, Xiaomi posted a video promoting the Mi 10T Pro on social media showing that a box was filled with the comment “Don’t worry, no we left nothing out of the box. “
Similarly Samsung sent an image of a charger with the text “Included with your Galaxy,” and the message:
Your #Galaxy will provide what you are looking for. From the most basic as a charger, to the best camera, battery, performance, memory and even a 120Hz screen.
Despite these social media posts clearly having fun at Apple’s decision, it is now believed that Samsung, based on regulatory leaks, is removing the charger from the Galaxy S21, which to be published on 14 January. considers that Samsung has completely removed the “most basic charger” role from social media, as has been seen HTTech.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has also now confirmed on Weibo that the upcoming Mi 11 phone will not come with the charger due to environmental concerns. Jun said that smartphone users already have a lot of users, so the introduction of another one with the Mi 11 would add to an unnecessary environmental burden:
Xiaomi Mi 11 is officially unveiled with a new package, so light and thin.
Behind the illness, we made an important decision: in response to the technology call and environmental protection, Xiaomi 11 discontinued the introduced charger.
Today everyone has a lot of cunning chargers, which are both a concern for you and the environment. We are well aware that this decision may not be understood or even complained about. Is there a better solution between industrial use and environmental protection?
IPhones now go without wireless EarPods or a power adapter in the box, with just an electronic cable to USB-C included. With these features removed, all new iPhones are now being placed in a thinner box. Apple throws on the environmental benefits of further curtailing these resources, noting that the move reduces carbon emissions and avoids mining and the use of rare earth elements.
With a major competitor not offering utilities like the Power Device and EarPods, Samsung and Xiaomi may now believe that consumers are willing to buy utilities separately. Samsung and Xiaomi are known to be following similar trends set by Apple in the past. For example, Samsung made fun of Apple for removing the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 in 2016 before it looked at the decision and released the 2018 Galaxy A8 without a headphone jack.