Samsung Galaxy S21 family won't have a charger or earphones in the box, certification confirms

08 December 2020
Once again the Korean company is following Apple's lead.

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  • no charger no sale
  • Nvp
  • 06 Sep 2021

I refuse to purchase a phone without a charger and will boycott any phone that doesn't come with a charger.

Infact phones should come with protective covers in the box and that's something many people will have to purchase anyway.

Leaving the earphones out if the phone has 3.5mm jack I'm fine with.

Boycott all chargerless phones. We must stop this horrible trend.

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    • just me
    • LaG
    • 14 Jan 2021

    emv.exe, 11 Dec 2020To be honest, not including chargers in the box won't ... moreVERY TRUE ! Samsung became a lame company. 700 euro, the cheapest S21 WITHOUT a charger.

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      • just me
      • LaG
      • 14 Jan 2021

      "reducing environmental waste" - don't you have to buy a charger if you buy a phone? what stupid thinking is that?
      Samsung laugh about Apple 2 years ago...reason? no charger.
      Now, they do the same shit. S21 cost over 700 euro...and no charger.

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        • Anonymous
        • nh9
        • 04 Jan 2021

        Anonymous, 03 Jan 2021Yes, it will have a real tangible environmental impact. Ten... moreOk this is where you have to think: Apple and Samsung is making just the same amount of chargers, they are just selling them SEPARATELY. Same amount of trash in environment eventually.

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          • Anonymous
          • k3r
          • 03 Jan 2021

          AN.avg.User, 28 Dec 2020this is just another way of churning out money from their c... moreYes, it will have a real tangible environmental impact. Tens of millions of sales each year with that much less that can end up in the trash supply.

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            • Mrkokoriko
            • 3IJ
            • 29 Dec 2020

            Samsung please please please don't copy Apple and i'm not with this idea a phone without a charger its like a radio without antenna 😑

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              • AN.avg.User
              • 56F
              • 28 Dec 2020

              this is just another way of churning out money from their customers, if these big tech companies really care about environment they should launch a recycling program for the charger. Excluding a charger from box will not lead to save environment but it will do the opposite, shipping of separate charger with another box and packing will do more waste rather than saving. I don't support these types of decision from smartphone makers. I also don't get the concept of following apple, 1st ditching of 3.5mm audio jack, 2nd excluding the 3.5mm to usbC connector and now charger & data cable.
              But now I have made my mind, that I will never gonna buy flagship phone from any smartphone maker.

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                • A7sii
                • 80i
                • 28 Dec 2020

                robdevil XI, 10 Dec 2020Yup poor you. I've had Xperia 1 II with WH-1000xm3. Poor Me too... I have an Xperia 10ii that has a charger, and I got Sony Xb700 as a gift.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • K0i
                  • 24 Dec 2020

                  Not sure if people defending the "no charger" thing are way too naive or just trolling lol phones come with better charging capabilities almost each year, so if you don't upgrade your phone each year you have to buy a new charger beating the purpose of saving the environment, if you care you don't buy a different phone each year you only change it when it stops working at all which makes new policy actually anti-environmental, obviously is just for profit because they should make the phone at the very least $100 cheaper (iphone's charger is $60 and the headphones that used to come with it add up, plus delivery cost in many countries) but is not cheaper so ask yourself this: is it environmental or is it to make $100 more per phone? Boycott this bullshit!

                    Duck both Apple or Samsung no way I am ever touching these companies phones

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                      • Siva
                      • u14
                      • 17 Dec 2020

                      As the new devices comes with a new charging speed if we need to use the full feature of phone we need to buy a new charger. New charger seperate purchase means more cost more packaging and more waste to the environment.

                        i don`t really get how people have chargers lying around ..
                        as i know it, at least in my country, we lost our charger all the time, lol. Either broken, someone stole it, or forgot and left it in public places
                        But in my opinion, excluding the charger won`t really help reducing the total amount of chargers produced. Apple. Samsung, and probably others that follow will probably create less chargers, but we shouldn`t exclude "the fake charger" makers from the equation. The more they know that manufacturers remove charger from their package, the more these fakers eager to make more fake chargers.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • jSY
                          • 12 Dec 2020

                          Markobarko, 12 Dec 2020In Brasil it is by law to include charger, so I dont know w... moreI guess I'll move to brazil

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                            • Anonymous
                            • jSY
                            • 12 Dec 2020

                            Markobarko, 12 Dec 2020In Brasil it is by law to include charger, so I dont know w... moreI guess I'll move to brazil

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                              • Markobarko
                              • 3pu
                              • 12 Dec 2020

                              In Brasil it is by law to include charger, so I dont know what are they writting about.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • jSY
                                • 11 Dec 2020

                                emv.exe, 11 Dec 2020To be honest, not including chargers in the box won't ... moreExcept that packaging is often made with made with minimal and recycled content which can also be recycled. Also since most people have chargers lying around there won't be a need to buy another when they already own one. You're just greedy and don't care about the environment.

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                                  • Jackson Cooke
                                  • 4MV
                                  • 11 Dec 2020

                                  Guest, 11 Dec 2020Ahh another liberal who thinks the earth is going to implod... moreBro you are disgusting. Be an adult and 1) do your part to take care of the environment and 2) wash your dishes. Ew

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                                    • emv.exe
                                    • arL
                                    • 11 Dec 2020

                                    Anonymous, 11 Dec 2020I’m glad Samsung and Apple are taking steps to care about t... moreTo be honest, not including chargers in the box won't save our planet. When you buy the charger, you're still buying a product with extra packaging you'll eventually throw away, so at the end we'll keep on destroying the environment, just in a different way

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0gw
                                      • 11 Dec 2020

                                      Tigolebitties, 10 Dec 2020That's literally embarrassing for Samsung. First, they... moreYep what's the article said.....

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • jSY
                                        • 11 Dec 2020

                                        I’m glad Samsung and Apple are taking steps to care about the environment. I hope every company follows suit and doesn’t include a charger in the box. We only have one planet and it’s time we prioritize over peoples selfish whims