Why doesn't Samsung Galaxy S21 come with a charger? Here's the official answer

Why doesn't Samsung Galaxy S21 come with a charger? Here's the official reply

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As expected, the Samsung Galaxy S21 does not come with a charging brick in the box. The movement is hot on the heels of Apple, which did the exact aforementioned affair with the iPhone 12, and Samsung won't be stopping with its latest telephone.

A Q&A on Samsung's press page with Patrick Chomet, EVP and Head of the Customer Experience Function at Samsung, confirms that other Samsung phones will exist ditching the charger as well. Though it won't all happen immediately.

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Here's the official statement in full from Patrick Chomet, Samsung'southward EVP and Head of Customer Feel Office, Mobile Communications Business:

" Nosotros discovered that more and more Milky way users are reusing accessories they already take and making sustainable choices in their daily lives to promote better recycling habits. To support our Galaxy community in this journey, we are transitioning to removal of the charger plug and earphones in our latest line of Milky way smartphones.

We believe that the gradual removal of charger plugs and earphones from our in-box device packaging can help address sustainable consumption issues and remove whatever pressure that consumers may feel towards continually receiving unnecessary charger accessories with new phones.

Nosotros've also been implementing standardized USB-C type charging ports since 2017, and then older chargers can all the same be uniform with our newest Galaxy models."

Of course, making the charger optional will besides generate acquirement for Samsung, A 25W fast charger for the Galaxy S21 currently costs $34.99 through Samsung.com, only yous can grab one for $xiv.99 through Amazon.com when it's on auction.

While we await that removing the charger will become standard practice for Samsung flagships from at present on, including the upcoming Galaxy Note 21 and Milky way Z Fold 3, it'll likely have an impact on cheaper phones as well.

Samsung does produce a lot of upkeep and mid-range devices, and it'southward worth bearing in mind that there will be a bespeak where at that place isn't a charger brick inside the box. In other words, that bargain of a phone might turn out to be more expensive than yous recall.

Assuming, of course, you lot don't have a USB-C charging brick already. Chargers you received with other phones will work with Samsung handsets, but what you have may not exist able to the fastest charging speeds available for your phone.

It's non clear when Samsung will be widely implementing its new "no charger" policy, but nosotros expect it will start before long for new premium and budget handsets akin.

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