Xiaomi Redmi phones to ship without chargers too
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- Anders
- 39y
- 25 Aug 2022
Manufacturers - Keep removing useful features like headphone jack, micro SD and charger in box while increasing prices
Also Manufactures - Why is no one buying our overpriced crap..? 😕😕
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- blue
- Mx6
- 25 Aug 2022
Abi, 25 Aug 2022Now you know why people that hate Apple, do so. They bring ... moreDon't cry, baby.
- you have to suffer
- XTA
- 25 Aug 2022
Otten, 25 Aug 2022redmi entry class ..no charger, wtf really? hard to believerealme does that too with their entry level 50a prime
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- Anonymous
- mwA
- 25 Aug 2022
Aierlan, 25 Aug 2022There's nothing forcing other companies to follow them... moreExcept that it's not how the market works.
If Apple does it and still get as much sales as usual, then it means more profit. More profit means more R&D, means better products (well, in the areas that doesn't get removed at least). So if you don't follow their trend, you're actually going to be lacking behind more as time passes.
The reasoning Samsung and the likes had when they mocked them at the beginning of 3.5mm jack and about the charger was "Lol, if you're treating your customer so shitty you'll definitely lose sales, no way they simply accept that", but guess what? They did accept it, the mass of consumers really ARE stupid enough to accept everything.
So, now that they've been proven wrong twice, what's next? Well, obviously they will follow suit, no reason not to. In what world do you expect companies to pass on easy profit, especially if it means they're going to lack behind the competition that does take the opportunity?
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- number1115243
- Yc0
- 25 Aug 2022
Varyar, 25 Aug 2022It is fine to ship without charging brick and cut the cost ... moreThis is why the EU thing about removing the charger isn't a flawed concept. They are trying to make USB PD the standard charging method, and USB C a mandatory charging port
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- Anonymous
- rJX
- 25 Aug 2022
Phones should first stop bundling the sim ejector pin and make the tray removal easier.
For most people buying a new phone, their existing charger would have worn out, might be inefficient, might not have enough power or proprietary tech used in New phone. So a bundled charger is appreciated.
But for ejector pin, either they might have it in pristine condition only used during prior phone setup, or might have lost it completely.
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- Aierlan
- DVE
- 25 Aug 2022
Abi, 25 Aug 2022Now you know why people that hate Apple, do so. They bring ... moreThere's nothing forcing other companies to follow them. Every company is free to make their own choices. You can blame Apple for their decision not to ship with chargers but it's ridiculous to blame them for other companies shipping without chargers. That's the choice for each individual company. Likewise, consumers have a choice whether or not they buy phones with no chargers. In China, consumers did not accept it when the Xiaomi 11 series decided to ship without chargers. This forced Xiaomi to send free separately shipped chargers or risk alienating their fans. Ironically, it ended up creating more environmental waste as you end up with two packages instead of one and also it often involved two shipments instead of one, causing further damage to the environment. This year, as far as I'm aware higher end phones from the Chinese brands have all shipped with chargers as they've been highlighting fast charging as a selling point
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- Anonymous
- tZj
- 25 Aug 2022
The Android Freak, 25 Aug 2022Getting bricked after latest update. Either camera or total... moreWhich update you referring to? My sister still using her Note 10 Pro with no issue. I always help her update the phone and its in the latest software available.
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- ALPHABOY17
- nDK
- 25 Aug 2022
No charger, no jack, no micro sd, YET the prices keep getting higher and higher
I wouldn't have minded having none of these IF the prices were LOWER!
Simple, it's BS, more money in their pockets, less in ours!
No, I'm not crying about removal of these "legacy" features, It is so obvious is in their interest to get more money from every purchase, and you have to shop for wireless headphone (or jack adapter), cloud storage (or usb type c external sd) , and now a charger.
Why put a cable tho? Why not leave the box empty?
Oh yeah, I AM a "hater" , sorry, my bad...
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- Anonymous
- tZj
- 25 Aug 2022
Anonymous, 25 Aug 2022One more reason NOT to buy their devices. First Ads, then c... moreFirst, ads in Xiaomi phones can be disabled. The upcoming ads in iOS can't be disabled, ironically. Second, confusing naming is a pain but you know an easy way to avoid the confusion? Read the specs, that should be easy enough for anyone. Third, it's unfair that you only blame Xiaomi when Samsung been removing charger since much earlier. So, Samsung can earn extra by removing charger but Xiaomi can't?
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- XTA
- 25 Aug 2022
Abi, 25 Aug 2022Now you know why people that hate Apple, do so. They bring ... moreapple's excuse is "for waterproofing" while the s7 and s8 are waterproof and has 3.5mm jack
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- The Android Freak
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- 25 Aug 2022
you have to suffer, 25 Aug 2022just buy redmi note 10 pro rather than this rebranded wasteGetting bricked after latest update. Either camera or total brick.
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- Nagar
- Dk$
- 25 Aug 2022
Very bad move by Xiaomi.
Very frustrated by this annoying thing the manufacturers are doing. The end customer doesn't like this please stop doing this.
If you are so inclined to save environment, stop making so many different models every few weeks. Or take the slow chargers and give fast chargers in exchange and recycle them.
Removing headphone jack sealing batteries in the phone and now this..
Next in the future just sell empty boxes for money because we would already have phones or other accessories. You just need money not customer satisfaction..
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- Anonymous
- nxF
- 25 Aug 2022
Guys, guys...it's for environment's sake.
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- Anonymous
- v$f
- 25 Aug 2022
I don’t understand the hate towards Apple here. You guys do realize some of those stupid changes will come to Android brands eventually, right?
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- Anonymous
- tZj
- 25 Aug 2022
5gArena, 25 Aug 2022Initially, they abused and mocked Apple, now following the ... moreYou are mistaking Xiaomi with Samsung, my dude.
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- SShock
- M}3
- 25 Aug 2022
5gArena, 25 Aug 2022Initially, they abused and mocked Apple, now following the ... moreIt's Samsung's usual MO for example. Every time they mocked Apple and then few months later they copied them. That happened with headphone jack, with charger and probably other things too I can't think of from top of my head right now.
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- SShock
- M}3
- 25 Aug 2022
I'll mock every single vendor that brags about super fast charge speeds and doesn't include charger for it. Because that's the biggest a$$holery you can imagine. Advertising a feature you cannot get unless you buy a specific charger they sell. They should not be allowed to advertise it in any way or brag about it.
As for ecology, yeah, shipping chargers separately in additional packaging is so much more ecological... What an absolute farce. This whole e-waste excuse is the biggest money making scheme of last several years. Everyone always needs chargers and no one just throws them away. They always either go with the phone when re-sold as used or used as backup/secondary somewhere. Selling them separately just means more volume and extra unnecessary packaging.