Free smartphone chargers may soon be a thing of the past – first Apple was said to exclude it with the new iPhone and now Samsung may do the same.
A new report suggests the South Korean firm could omit the power plug in boxes of some handsets starting in 2021.
ETNews, a Korean news site, reveals the reason for the shift is because users typically have a charger from a previous purchase and eliminating a new one is a way to cut cost.
The move is also environmentally friendly, as it would cut down on the some 20 million tons e-waste that is produced each year.
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Free smartphone chargers may soon be a thing of the past – first Apple was said to exclude it with the new iPhone and now Samsung may do the same. A new report suggests the South Korean firm could omit the power plug in boxes of some handsets starting in 2021
DailyMail.com has reached out to Samsung for comment and has yet to receive a response.
Although chargers cost nearly nothing for Samsung to produce, the fees add up with manufacturing packaging and shipping -as the boxes have to be larger in order to fit the charger.
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