Apple isn’t the only major brand removing the charger from the box of its latest flagship phone. As noticed on Reddit, Xiaomi has announced that its upcoming Mi 11 phone won’t include a charger. The rationale is familiar. Many people already have old chargers on hand, and this answers demands for a “more environmentally friendly” device with less waste and smaller packaging.

Xiaomi said there would be a conference on December 28th to discuss the decision. It acknowledge the choice would be “unreasonable” for some would-be buyers.

Critics have already blasted the move. While there is an environmental argument to made for shipping fewer chargers, this also helps Xiaomi save money. It can maintain or grow its profit margins, especially for those customers that buy an official charger. That could include people who already have chargers — you can’t really take advantage of fast charging unless you have a compatible adapter.


The exclusion won’t matter much in North America and other places where Xiaomi has a limited audience. However, it could easily set the stage for what’s to come. Between this and Samsung reportedly skipping the charger with the Galaxy S21, there’s a real chance you’ll have to go out of your way to find a handset (at least, a high-end handset) with an included power brick in 2021.



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What's their own if i already have a charger or not

Someone with a low quality charger will ruin their new phone. This is a silly move

Lol,after mocking apple on twitter....what a shame.

Ok

Interesting

Make them no try am oh

Samsung and Xiaiomi just proves they are zombies to Apple...After making mockery of iPhone 12 on social media, weyre dey disguise!!!

Now phones ain't coming with earpiece and charger anymore...maybe we might get to a stage where they will remove the phone totally and give you a handshake for purchasing their products....!!

alphaNomega:
Someone with a low quality charger will ruin their new phone. This is a silly move

This is irrational

What a wrong move from them

well, that's just nonsense, they should be adding accessories and not taking them out. I just hope cars DNT adopt this and come without batteries!

I don't understand this


Is it that we'll be buying charger outside now

DaInferno:
well, that's just nonsense, they should be adding accessories and not taking them out. I just hope cars DNT adopt this and come without batteries!

lol

Maybe I will plug my preeq to the phone and charge.

Jimmyubah2:
Maybe I will plug my preeq to the phone and charge.

are you this thin and small

It's a very dumb move from both apple or xiaomi. People will only buy fake chargers that will wreck the batteries of those phones. It will make people look down on both brands when their batteries don't last.

Masonkaycares:
are you this thin and small

Yes..... Like Nokia pin mouth.
Lol

Dear Tecno, whatever you gon do... Don't be unfortunate with this charger.

Shinco's have no loyalty. Transsion and Samsung soon to follow..

You are getting a free charger.

Naomi fans are in sifia pains right now.

OneKinGuy:
You are getting a free charger.

getting free charger from who exactly?

Karleb:
Naomi fans are in sifia pains right now.

no be only Naomi you will see Ruth

There are things you guys don't understand about business, most companies will not like to take some certain risk but will wait for one person to start then other follow, note that business is all about profit and that is definitely why other companies are follows the trend no body or company wants to lose money instead make more profit from their business.
Know that removing charger will give them more profit that is why they are removing it . note this is not an innovation by apple but a strategy for them and other companies to make more money

Wen companies become big and successful they start jonzing.

Making wrong decisions etc.

The end of Apple is near.

When u know people will need to charge the device for first use and sm may not have a previous charger or compatible one?

This madness is getting out of hand.. this is why I hate iPhones so much.. their greediness is becoming too much and they also found of pulling other companies passively to any of their new madness.. I can't imagine myself buying a phone worth 400k and I will start looking for a compatible charger to power it up. it's not making any sense at all.. there's nothing like charger that followed a device from carton. now they removing it all because they want to make excess gains? very greedy sets of people.

If you follow the launch, Xiaomi said buying the phone with or without charger is optional to consumers. Reason is due to environmental issues you may decide to order with charger or without when buying and it still the same price, but with additional packaging.
Same price with or without charger

Redcarpet2011:
It's a very dumb move from both apple or xiaomi. People will only buy fake chargers that will wreck the batteries of those phones. It will make people look down on both brands when their batteries don't last.

If you follow the launch, Xiaomi said buying the phone with or without charger is optional to consumers. Reason is due to environmental issues you may decide to order with charger or without when buying and it still the same price, but with additional packaging.
Same price with or without charger

Slynation:
Samsung and Xiaiomi just proves they are zombies to Apple...After making mockery of iPhone 12 on social media, weyre dey disguise!!!

Now phones ain't coming with earpiece and charger anymore...maybe we might get to a stage where they will remove the phone totally and give you a handshake for purchasing their products....!!

If you follow the launch, Xiaomi said buying the phone with or without charger is optional to consumers. Reason is due to environmental issues you may decide to order with charger or without when buying and it still the same price, but with additional packaging.
Same price with or without charger

FryMosquito:
If you follow the launch, Xiaomi said buying the phone with or without charger is optional to consumers. Reason is due to environmental issues you may decide to order with charger or without when buying and it still the same price, but with additional packaging.
Same price with or without charger

Please how does phones coming with chargers cause "environmental issues" I want to learn something today....