Ever since the mobile phone
became an ubiquitous must-have gadget for common people in the turn of the
millennium, the usual phone package from manufacturers would have it that the
phones would at least come with its own charging equipment. The evolution of
mobile charging has come a long way from tabletop apparatus, to plug-in cables
to wireless platforms to lay down compatible smartphones on. The deal is that
in packaging an electronic device, the box would also include (aside from the manual
and warranty documentation) a way to recharge the battery. But Korean
smartphone maker Samsung looks about ready to overturn that mandatory philosophy.
The Verge tells us that Samsung’s mobile phone arm has decided that
their upcoming Android smartphone packages will no longer include a battery charger
for every unit shipped to market, starting next year. Such a move actually
comes at the heels of another phone manufacturer, none other than Apple,
announcing that they too might not include a brand-new charger in the boxes of
their upcoming iPhone lineup. This is in addition to their publicized plans to
phase out certain charger series depending on model, particularly the 5W and
18W types.
And Samsung for one has a very
good reason for no longer including chargers to their future bundles of Galaxy
S’s or Notes. The reasoning is that since there is a new smartphone model
rolling out every year, most phone users would still have a charger for their
previous unit that would still be in working condition, since for the most part
the chargers are mostly compatible barring a new major tech shift. By cutting
the chargers from a standard phone package Samsung could drive down cost per
unit to make their devices more affordable. Furthermore, forcing users to keep
their past chargers instead of throwing them away after getting a new model is
a big help to the environment.
While Samsung has not made
specific remarks on how they will proceed with the charger removal from their
phone packages, Apple on the other hand has already made concrete plans. Once
their latest iPhones come out (without chargers included) Apple will introduce
a new 20W fast charger accessory that will be sold separately. This will serve
as a current-gen replacement to the older 5W and 18W chargers for past units. Time
will tell however if the consumers agree with how the manufacturers see the
future.
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