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Samsung to Follow Apple and Stop Offering Power Adapters With Smartphones Next Year
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You can buy apple certified cords and chargers that are 40% cheaper than apple's, and have higher quality.
Companies must have data that says people have plenty of charging bricks and the shipping/production costs must be more significant than they appear to be
I was annoyed at first....until I grabbed a small box and went around my house collecting charging blocks and cords. I had 10 charging blocks and more cords....all in various outlets around my house. I even had some plugged into the guess room in case guest needed a charger lol
Phil, you got it right. Courage. First the headphone jack and then the brick and earpods. I even give props to Samsung for trying to reduce the e-waste.
I’m sorry if I’m spending $1K on a phone it should work out of the box. We all know they’re not going to reduce the price of the phone so they should offer a credit for people who need one. Don’t put it in the box but offer a credit for people to order one or pick one up in store. And a fast charger. My guess is the chargers most people have sitting in draws is the 5W one.
Apple sells over 200M iPhones per year. Their 18w USB-C charger weighs 2.39 oz. Do the math - that’s over 15,000 TONS of waste every year, just for a charger. It also makes the box twice as thick, which means more paper and more shipping cost (and more fuel burned). All that just to include a charger that more and more people already have.
Has anyone ever thought that this decision was made partially due to the supply chain disruption during the global pandemic?
Customers would rather get their phones on time than wait longer for a phone that comes with accessories.
Customers would rather get their phones on time than wait longer for a phone that comes with accessories.
My Anker power supply lasted a few weeks past its warranty date and they wouldn't replace it. All my Apple chargers are working. Since 2007. I know I probably just got an Anker lemon but they were a brand name I trusted and I was bummed there would help me out. Apple would have said, well it's only a few weeks past warranty, we'll send you a new one. Because Apple has the best, most forgiving and generous customer service in the industry. That's one thing they've always gotten right. For decades.
Several mainstream OEMs have not included chargers for a while now, but let's pretend Apple started the trend shall we....
Doubt they're all USB-C which is what the whole industry is in the midst of converting to. For many people they're actually short on USB-C chargers. I could use spares myself for recently added devices like Raspberry Pi 4, power banks, home/travel, etc. and because demand is exceeding supply the prices are still inflated.
At least give the customer the option to have a charger, ex. if you buy a new phone at an Apple Store they should give you a charger if you request one. I may not need one but if someone is buying their first iPhone..I think it would be a good idea to give them a way to charge their first phone.
I'd be OK with this, as long as there is a way to request Apple to send you a charger separately for free/nominal cost.
Honestly, Apple should have you be able to choose a charger or the equivalent price in App Store credit or ApplePay Cash
No they all get together and decide to do it and decide who will go when and all the other parts of the act. Just like the cellular carriers do when they want to raise prices.
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Exactly. And no matter how many have a megacache of cords and adaptors, there are always going to be noobs entering the ecosystem. And a lot could be clueless to all this news of no way to charge their devices out of the boxes.