Samsung reportedly won’t include chargers with some phones starting next year

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Samsung may not include chargers in the boxes of some of its smartphones starting in 2021, according to a report from Korean news site ETNews. The company is taking them out because many people already have chargers and to help reduce costs, the report says.

While not including a charger in the box might seem like a big move, Samsung reportedly isn’t the only major phone maker considering it. Apple may do something similar by not including a charger with this year’s iPhone lineup, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple may also phase out the 5W and 18W chargers that currently come with iPhones (depending on which model you buy) and instead offer a new 20W fast charger that will be sold separately, said Kuo.
 

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I have a cheap flip phone; the charger from my previous cheap f.f (may it rest in peace or rather --pieces-- wherever in the road it landed 💀} fit it perfectly.

I think Samsung did a graceful thing here. Anything to reduce bulk and waste. (y)
 
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I think I should have done so early. One of the reasons that unwanted cables are scattered around the room.
 
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