14 DAY TRIAL // Apple took the world by surprise with a new “innovation” earlier this year when it decided to ship the iPhone 12 without a charger in the box, pretty much forcing customers to purchase such an accessory separately.
Of course, Apple found a good reason for its decision, explaining it’s all supposed to protect the environment. After all, USB chargers are pretty much everywhere you look and most of us have one.
And if we don’t, Apple has got you covered, as a charger is available from the Apple Store anyway. For an extra fee, that is.
Needless to say, it was only a matter of time until the rest of the world embraced Apple’s terrible idea and started shipping smartphones without a charger in the box.
Samsung is getting ready to do the same with the Galaxy S21 in January, and now it looks like Huawei is about to do the same thing.
New Huawei phone coming without chargers
According to Chinese media, Huawei has started surveying customers about the charger, asking them just how much they need such an accessory for a new phone.
In other words, Huawei is trying to figure out if ditching the charger makes sense, though it goes without saying it really does for the company itself.
Of course, it’s not just a matter of time until Huawei’s phones come without a charger because that’s what everybody does anyway, so sooner or later, we might be forced to spend extra for this little accessory too.
For what it’s worth, the survey approach is what Apple previously turned to as well before deciding to remove the charger from the iPhone 12 box. So in some ways, Huawei is even copying Apple’s ideas from one end to another, even before actually making a final decision.