No charger for you!
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Back in October, Apple was being mocked by its competitors for not including a charging "brick" in the box with the new iPhones. I have, at last count, 3 of them sitting, unopened, in my desk drawer, so I certainly didn't miss it.
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Well that didn't age well, did it?
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Samsung is now believed, based on regulatory filings, to be removing the charger from the Galaxy S21, which is set to be unveiled on January 14. This may now be more likely considering that Samsung has deleted its "the most basic as a charger" post from social media entirely, as spotted by HTTech.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has also now confirmed on Weibo that the company's upcoming Mi 11 phone will not come with a charger due to environmental concerns. Jun said that smartphone users already have many chargers, so including another with the Mi 11 would contribute to an unnecessary environmental burden:
Xiaomi Mi 11 is officially unveiled with brand new packaging, so light and thin.
Behind the thinness, we made an important decision: in response to the call of technology and environmental protection, Xiaomi 11 canceled the included charger.
Today everyone has a lot of idle chargers, which is both a burden to you and on the environment. We are well aware that this decision may not be understood or even be complained about. Is there a better solution between industry practice and environmental protection?
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I'm so old that I remember when Apple was mocked for not including a floppy drive on the original iMac.
Oh and back in 2016 Apple was mocked by Samsung for not including a headphone jack. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) doesn't have a headphone jack....
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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LOL GF!
Galaxy S21 5G comes packaged with just what you need — USB Type-C data and charging cable, ejection pin and Quick Start Guide. Just another way of being good to the environment.
And this gem...
In a related note, Samsung invited its Twitter followers today to watch the Samsung Unpacked event this Thursday, but the tweets were shared using “Twitter for iPhone.” The company later deleted the tweets, but it was too late.
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@george-k said in No charger for you!:
Back in October, Apple was being mocked by its competitors for not including a charging "brick" in the box with the new iPhones. I have, at last count, 3 of them sitting, unopened, in my desk drawer, so I certainly didn't miss it.
Well that didn't age well, did it?
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Samsung is now believed, based on regulatory filings, to be removing the charger from the Galaxy S21, which is set to be unveiled on January 14. This may now be more likely considering that Samsung has deleted its "the most basic as a charger" post from social media entirely, as spotted by HTTech.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has also now confirmed on Weibo that the company's upcoming Mi 11 phone will not come with a charger due to environmental concerns. Jun said that smartphone users already have many chargers, so including another with the Mi 11 would contribute to an unnecessary environmental burden:
Xiaomi Mi 11 is officially unveiled with brand new packaging, so light and thin.
Behind the thinness, we made an important decision: in response to the call of technology and environmental protection, Xiaomi 11 canceled the included charger.
Today everyone has a lot of idle chargers, which is both a burden to you and on the environment. We are well aware that this decision may not be understood or even be complained about. Is there a better solution between industry practice and environmental protection?
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I'm so old that I remember when Apple was mocked for not including a floppy drive on the original iMac.
Oh and back in 2016 Apple was mocked by Samsung for not including a headphone jack. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) doesn't have a headphone jack....
One heads up, George . Their fast charging fat brick was first introduced with the iphone 11 generation (if I'm not mistaken). This is the long rectangular charging brick with a USB-C input rather than the smaller traditional square block.
The big brick charges the newer iphones significantly faster - so it's worth picking up. By faster, I mean 15-20 mins is enough charge to get me through the day.
