True to an extent. Producing new tech is more expensive. One can see the variations in the gross margin. But less manufacturing, packaging, more boxes per pallet, less weight, adds up to an overall win-win.
If I were the chinese it would be everything about the environment.
According to you, Xiaomi=Apple?
And there will always be first timers with no chargers. Bottom line is Apple needs to be more transparent that you need a charging adapter and not assume everyone has a stockpile or even one.
Wonder what the threshold would be before people wouldn't say "Oh only $X. I can just keep as a spare or try to sell.
Don’t make them to begin with. Plenty of 3rd party making chargers already, with many more useful than Apple’s own (higher wattage, multi port, etc).
They even said at one point they expect iPhones to last years.
Problem is they did this right after the cable went to C. I would place a good bet that almost all iPhone users have access to an A port somewhere at home, but C isn't as common.
This is my exact point too. It's not the omitting it that's the issue; it's that they don't warn you. Most Apple users don't browse forums and news constantly.A lot of electronics have a big sticker on the outside of the box saying "batteries not included" or printers with "USB cable not included"
And yet we don't have people with pitchforks and torches gathering outside their corporate headquarters. Where are all the complaints about "selling incomplete products" with them?
Like I said earlier... I'd be fine if phones were sold without chargers and cables in the box. Let me buy the ones I actually want (or I'll use the ones I already have)
God forbid you have to go to ANY store on Earth to buy a cable or charger... or AA batteries for your child's toy.
Yes why do people assume everyone is some tech maniac with chargers galore? Especially C. I'm sure most everyone has a A port somewhere, but not C.
Doubt many here are first time iPhone buyers, so the question is how many chargers does one need unused in a drawer to feel emotionally whole again? For the first time buyers sorry you get to miss that drawer experience. 😎
But that would be the cable. The charger would have A or C. Some people confuse adapters vs cable and the port on the adapter vs the device. Just because the iPhone goes US-BC doesn't change the adapter port. You'd use the same adapter but then you'd need A>C C>C instead of lightnng on one end. As bad as the ones who confuse RAM and storage. Drive me insane.
The point is more people will take the free food because it’s free than would if they had to pay for it. The idea is to reduce the amount of stuff being made and the most effective way to do that is charge for it.
Agreed. At minimum, Apple should have a check box to include a charger as part of its ordering process.
There are about 1b active iphones. If Apple sells 200 million iphones do you believe they all are new customers? Some new customers? No new customers? I'm sure Apple would like to have 200 million new Apple customers. But it's probably not like that. And while only Apple and the cell providers know the new activations and new lines Apple probably gets much repeat business. Again, we don't know the specifics.
I agree, but people buying an iPhone for the first time ever and a) don’t have an existing iPhone charger they can use or b) don’t have a USBC charging brick is a small monitory of iPhone buyers. In the grand scheme of things it is a relatively small group of people facing the inconvenience of having to make an extra purchase vs the environmental savings made.
If Apple sold ice cream by the scoop, it would offer you either the cup or a plastic spoon; not both.
You do know that you are still able to charge your iPhone with your previous charging brick and lightning cable, right?
A 5watt charger will charge the iPhone 13 range just fine. They are not obsolete as they still work.
