Samsung launches eco-friendly accessories for Galaxy Z Fold5, Flip5
- atichko
- M{V
- 19 Aug 2023
I think this all is very hypocritical. There is nothing ecologic in the way the majority of the brands produce their devices. Ecology is not making small packages without plastic (and without charging brick), nor the accessories. It's about how the raw materials are delved, manipulated into finished materials, the way it is designed and assembled, the shipping methods, the sustainability and durability of the goods they sell. All the rest is just cheap marketing to fool people that these giants actually care about ecology. The only thing they care about is the volumes and profits at any cost. Should they really care about the planet then they would not launch new models every year (several times a year) with the marketing and sales army that works very hard in making you believe you absolutely need their products (and preferably each time they have something new). Real ecology would mean that devices are created in a fully modular way where each component can be repaired, replaced or even upgraded without changing the basis. Applying standardisation to facilitate this. The business model would not be making new shit each year but upgrading, repairing stuff with the least amount of waste. A bit like Fairphone tries (with the emphases on try) to do. Would these products be as aesthetic as current products? Probably not, it would be different but certainly as usable as current idiotic stuff. Stuff like making phones beautiful but so fragile you have to put it in ugly cases (especially when you pay big time for it and you had to work hard for the cash). Don't be fooled. It's a lie.
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- Anonymous
- 05H
- 18 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 17 Aug 2023Samsung 2 weeks later:
Introducing limited edition phone... moreI am fairly certain Samsung was the first global brand to stop using plastic on the smartphone packaging.
The non-existent charger is a hot topic for all brands. Samsung's solution is to almost always sell chargers at very "low" profit, like 15 bucks for a 25W charger.
They're definitely not hippie levels of green, but compared to the other global brands they're flippin' saints.
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- Anonymous
- rKQ
- 18 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 17 Aug 2023One of the memes of this century. "Hey, we're s... more😂😂🤣🤣
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- Anonymous
- tuh
- 18 Aug 2023
Sounds likely a “marketing purpose” that possibly can be a backfire later
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- Gghhf
- fqx
- 17 Aug 2023
kek, 17 Aug 2023" vegan leather that is made from PVC (not from plants... moreDon't be fool by "vegan leather" they are mostly plastic...
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- 240z
- vaS
- 17 Aug 2023
they should use eco-friendly materials in their normal accessories already or at least 90% of their non-tech prpducts. thats the least they can do. but no, instead they're just gonna use it for a limited edition products ffs
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- Anonymous
- 3pG
- 17 Aug 2023
One of the memes of this century.
"Hey, we're saving the environment by releasing 'vegan' leather in cooperation with designer brands on smartphones we release every year! Do your part and buy one!"
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- Anonymous
- Sqr
- 17 Aug 2023
Probably those cases will have poor durability, judging from the S23 line-up. Basically, all S23 recycled plastic covers degrade pretty fast and break, peel off etc.
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- Anonymous
- 7Xd
- 17 Aug 2023
"eco friendly" at not friendly prices
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- Anonymous
- rKt
- 17 Aug 2023
Samsung 2 weeks later:
Introducing limited edition phone with a ton of packaging and unwanted accessories but no charger because we are caring about environment
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- Anonymous
- 3SL
- 17 Aug 2023
I wanted to write something about how these are advertised as eco-friendly and use PVC but OH MY GOD THEY HAVE POKÉMON CASES
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- kek
- GBh
- 17 Aug 2023
" vegan leather that is made from PVC (not from plants)"
Isn't PVC highly toxic? How's this supposedly "Green"?
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- AnonD-1044551
- Nu7
- 17 Aug 2023
The use of nfc tags for the flip and fold cases is just 🤯
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- Censorship
- L68
- 17 Aug 2023
What a beautiful lie and a super self-deception.
As if environmentally friendly accessories existed at all?
The whole business of smartphones and peripherals is by definition not environmentally friendly.
This is just propaganda to boost business.
Capitalism and environmental friendliness are incompatible.
- safin asa
- X$7
- 17 Aug 2023
All of this Accessories reminds me of 1995-2015. Golden times of Accessories on electronics back then.
- Ouifuf
- 7$f
- 17 Aug 2023
Can't think of anything I want more sprawled across the back of my £1000 tablet then the word "toilet paper"