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“#Samsung might follow App<\/a>le in removing charging brick from the box<\/strong>”
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\n Apple took an unpopular decision this year by removing the wall charging brick from the iPhone 12 and new Apple Watches citing environmental reasons. Now\u00a0Samsung, after mocking its rival<\/a>, is set to follow the same course.<\/p>\n

Citing a report from the Korean site ChosunBiz<\/a>, Sammobile said that Samsung is considering removing both the wall charger and earphones<\/a> from the upcoming Galaxy S21\u2019s box.<\/p>\n

Apple kept the iPhone 12\u2019s price the same as the last year\u2019s models and charged the official cable from USB-A to USB-C with the lightning port on the other end. So, in case you didn\u2019t own a charging brick with a USB-C port, you needed to buy one separately.<\/p>\n

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If Samsung goes ahead with this decision, it could make it a bit more \u2018tolerable\u2019 by offsetting the price of the power adapter and headphones from the retail price of the phone.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just Apple and Samsung that are going on an environmental drive. Xiaomi recently said that it aims to cut down on plastics used in packaging by 60%, starting in Europe.<\/p>\n

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We unboxed the #Mi10TLite<\/a> \u2013 Atlantic Blue variant ? You’ll get all the essentials, just with less plastic waste. Starting in Europe, we’ve committed to reducing plastic packaging by about 60%. ? pic.twitter.com\/ai1yq3YR92<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Xiaomi (@Xiaomi) October 20, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Earlier this week, Google said that it aims to use recycled material<\/a> in all of its hardware products by 2022; it aims to use 50% recycled or renewable material in its product by 2025. However, neither Xiaomi nor Google has said anything about removing the charging brick.<\/p>\n

In the last couple of years, the majority of popular Android phones have switched to USB-C for charging. However, the port on the charging brick can be USB-C or USB-A, depending on the fast charging standard used by the company. So, if your next phone doesn\u2019t have a power brick, there\u2019s no guarantee you own a compatible one already, and that sucks.<\/p>\n

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\n Published October 28, 2020 \u2014 05:54 UTC\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n