Just a few months after Apple trolling for not introducing a charger with the iPhone, two competitors are now doing just that.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun confirmed that the Mi 11 will come without a charger and Samsung deleted a Facebook post over the weekend that mocked Apple’s move, which may suggest that no one will the Galaxy S21 will be the second when it drops in January.
When Apple announced the iPhone 12 and all future rumors would be free of chargers, Samsung and Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi ran at the opportunity to make fun of the Cupertino company.
Samsung posted a picture of a Galaxy charger, with the ‘caption’ included with your Galaxy. ‘
One day later, Xiaomi tweeted a video promoting its Mi 10T Pro, showing a charge, with the caption, ‘Don’t worry, we left nothing out of it. the box. ‘
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In October, after Apple announced that iPhones would no longer come with chargers, Samsung posted this message on Facebook. It has since been deleted, prompting some to consider introducing a charger for the upcoming Galaxy S21.
Lei unveiled the M11 over the weekend, saying its package was ‘light and thin’ because the company had decided to stop importing a charger.
Like Apple, he said the decision was’ in response to a call for technology and environmental protection. ‘
‘Today everyone has a lot of cunning chargers, which are both a concern for you and the environment,’ said Lei.
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? ‘
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi was roasting Apple a day after the news of a charger. Less than four months later, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun confirmed that the Mi 11 will come without one, too
Apple unveiled the new iPhone 12 at a live event Oct. 13, revealing that the $ 799 smartphone would not come with a charger and EarPods, just an electronic cable to a USB-C cable.
Assuming they did not already have users, these facilities would cost an additional $ 90.
Or they can charge $ 39 for a MagSafe Charger and $ 49.99 for Beats Flex wireless headphones instead.
Lisa Jackson, Apple’s VP of environmental, policy and social enterprises, said during the event: ‘Customers already have more than 700 million e-phones, and many customers have switched to wireless experience. ‘
Apple announced no introduction of charger and EarPods with iPhones would reduce more than 2.2 million tons of carbon emissions per year and limit mining of rare earth elements
‘There are also over 2 billion Apple power transformers out there in the world, and that doesn’t count for billions of third-party converters.’
We remove these items from the iPhone box, which reduces carbon emissions and avoids mining and the use of valuable materials. ‘
The tech giant says the decision to cut both decorations would cut more than 2.2 million tonnes of carbon emissions each year.
According to Apple estimates, this works out the equivalent of nearly 450,000 cars being taken off the road each year.
But Apple customers were embarrassed, with many calling the philosophy of the environment a lame excuse to hide a desire to cut more for less.
One Twitter user pointed out that Apple removed the charger and EarPods to cut down on packaging, but is now encouraging people to buy two separate devices, in a separate package.
On Twitter, iPhone users expressed anger over Apple’s decision to stop shipping ships and EarPods with new phones
‘Very quickly, they’ll take your screen, and you’ll have to tie one with a dongle,’ he tweeted another. ‘Anyone on the hype train for any new iPhone is a shilling. ‘Oh it’s possible 5G now!’ So there are tons of better, cheaper brands. The charger. ‘
Ben Wood, Head of Research at CCS Insight, said at the time of the information that while it was easy to be skeptical about Apple ‘s announcement, the environmental benefits cannot be overlooked. ‘
Apple CEO will show off the new iPhone 12 at a launch event in October
He predicted ‘Apple’s decision seems to mean that the days when the charger and headphones will be replaced with a new smartphone are over. ‘
Samsung did not make an official announcement, but followed a pattern for the company: According to MacRumor, Samsung downgraded Apple in 2016 to removing the headphone jack from the iPhone 7, but then releasing the Galaxy A8 2018 without headphone jack.