iPhone 11, XR, and SE No Longer Come With EarPods and Power Adapter But USB-C to Lightning Cable Included

[MacRumors]

Apple's new iPhone 12 models don't come with EarPods or a power adapter in the box in order to save on packaging materials to reduce environmental impact, and following today's event, Apple has removed the power adapter and EarPods from the box for all other iPhone models as well.

As was rumored this morning, the iPhone 11, XR, and SE will no longer be shipped with power adapters or EarPods, much like the iPhone 12 models. This will allow Apple to use new, slimmer packaging.

All of the iPhone models will, however, come with a USB-C to Lightning cable, an upgrade from the standard USB-A to Lightning cable that used to be included.

Despite rumors that Apple would introduce a Lightning cable with a braided design, that did not happen, and iPhones new and old ship with a standard Apple-designed rubber USB-C to Lightning cable.

Article Link: iPhone 11, XR, and SE No Longer Come With EarPods and Power Adapter But USB-C to Lightning Cable Included

 

[justperry]

They should've included a USB-C to A Dongle with all models.

 

[neoelectronaut]

I'll have to track down a set of Earpods w/ 3.5mm jack when I get the chance before they go out of production; I like to use them with my Macbook Pro and Nintendo Switch, and if/when the pair I has stops functioning I'd love to have a spare set ready to go.

 

[Andres Cantu]

Great, now we’ll have to order those separately at our work. Thanks Apple, passing the costs to businesses.

 

[eneisch]

This was a little weird to me. They get rid of the USB A cable, but most iPhone users have more USB A iPhone charging cubes then have USB C charging cubes.

 

[carrrrrlos]

But what about iPad Air availability? 😩

 

[Matthew.H]

Well it was to be expected. At least their including a USB-C cable. Also when looking on the UK Apple store the new 20W USB-C Power Adaptor is £19 which is very good move by Apple. They will likely shift plenty at that price.

 

[AirunJae]

It's really time to bump things up to USB-C for the port.

 

[justperry]

This was a little weird to me. They get rid of the USB A cable, but most iPhone users have more USB A iPhone charging cubes then have USB C charging cubes.

That's why I said they should've included a dongle in my first post here.

 

[agsystems]

They should've included a USB-C to A Dongle with all models.

really. they made the situation worst - a ton of regular folks have no clue about USB-C and don't have it around.

 

[AeroEngineer]

I don’t really mind the lack of a charger as I have a ton of ‘m already and usually don’t resell my old phones. I am a little bit bummed out though they did not release the rumored braided cables.. Oh well, maybe next year?

 

[BootsWalking]

"..in order to save on packaging materials to reduce environmental impact"

Another way to reduce the environmental impact is to stop millions of previous-generations iPhones from being thrown into a land fill every year from Apple needing to feed their voracious corporate income monster with new phone models every 12 months.

 

[MacFan782040]

Apple: "We care about the environment and the billions of cables and chargers out there."

Also Apple: "Everything is USB-C now so you're gonna have to replace that cable and charger you already have."

 

[mike...]

£20 price cut in the UK, was £419, now £399

 

[citysnaps]

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[Act3]

It's really time to bump things up to USB-C for the port.

would be nice to be able to use same cable and charger for both the iPad Pro and iPhone

 

[eyalben]

"We're more environmental friendly" so we removed the earphones and the charger while maintaining the same price 🤦‍♂️

They can start by moving to USB-C like the rest of the world to spare cables...

 

[Digital Skunk]

The braided cable would be a nice trade off.

Right now, this still feels a bit ..... cheap.

 

[JimmyBanks6]

and no price reduction, and the storage capacity remains unchanged for the models that 95% of the population will buy.

lacklustre update at best.

 

[C DM]

They should've included a USB-C to A Dongle with all models.

At least for the first year of this change they should have done something like that, although probably just a USB-C power adapter would have made even more sense.

 

[AirunJae]

Apple: "We care about the environment and the billions of cables and chargers out there."

Also Apple: "Everything is USB-C now so you're gonna have to replace that cable and charger you already have."

If it was an Apple cable, it was toast already.

 

[IsaacM]

Let me get this straight:

- they removed USB A charger because "customers already own it" and they wanna save the planet
- then they proceed to ship the phone with a USB C cable.


???

 

[s1m]

This was a little weird to me. They get rid of the USB A cable, but most iPhone users have more USB A iPhone charging cubes then have USB C charging cubes.

So most iPhone users have heaps of USB-A to Lightning cables already but have fewer USB-C to lightning so as they get more USB-C charging bricks they will need the cables.

 

[FaustsHausUK]

Do people really not have existing USB-C devices in their homes? I have a Switch, two MacBook Pros, a GoPro Hero 8 and accessories, an iPad Pro, and two portable power bricks... plus a power strip that has regular power plus two USB-A and a USB-C ports. My monitor connects to my Macs via USB-C, as does my portable SSD. I didn't think I was that much of an anomaly.

 

[44267547]

I suspect the earpods are probably pointless for so many consumers not using them, where they either have their own wired choice or they are using a Bluetooth device of some sort. It’s about time Apple stopped including the EarPods, when they just sit in a drawer for the majority.