- A report from Korea suggests that Samsung will follow Apple by removing the charger from the Galaxy S30 series packaging.
- It adds that Samsung doesn’t have wired headphones in the box either.
- The Galaxy S30 series is expected to hit the market in early 2021.
Reports in July indicated that Samsung removed the included charger from its future smartphone packaging. Another report from the company’s home country backs this claim and suggests that the Galaxy S30 may not come with a full box.
ChosunBizCiting industry insiders, Samsung suggests following Apple by eliminating the need for not only the charger included, but also the included headphones. While the Galaxy S20 series included a 25W charger and a pair of USB-C AKG earbuds, the Galaxy S30 series may only come with a cable and a SIM eject tool.
Despite the open criticism of Apple’s chargers, it makes financial sense for Samsung not to use any accessories for its phones. Instead of putting these components in the box for free, it can encourage buyers to purchase its wireless earbuds and chargers if they so choose. This is exactly what was done before when users were asked to buy another $ 50 charger to enable the Galaxy S20 Ultra to go into 45W charging mode.
Without these in-box extras, Samsung’s environmental impact will not be massively reduced. Although smaller cardboard boxes like Apple cut shipping costs, chargers and headphones need to be made to sell to users who need replacements.
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Users are also likely to feel the real effects of the move. Android Authority Readers are not thrilled with Apple’s decision to empty the phone booths with accessories, and we can’t imagine Samsung users would welcome the move.
While Samsung won’t be the first Android OEM to skip bundled headphones, we’d expect its premium devices to be among the last. When you buy a $ 1,000 smartphone, you also expect the device to come with a full box of accessories, or at least to cost a little less. It’s unclear whether Samsung would adjust the price of the Galaxy S30 series to make up for the lack of a charger and headphones.
In any case, we’ll likely find out soon. The Galaxy S30 series is set to launch in January 2021, much earlier than Samsung’s previous S line.