Xiaomi Also Wants to Ditch Chargers for New Phones?

Apple, Samsung, Huawei, all giving up on chargers.

Apple has set a pretty awful trend in the mobile industry, and manufacturers one by one embrace it: a charger is no longer included in the box with new smartphones, so buyers would either have to use the one they already have or buy it separately.

Xiaomi is the latest big name to embrace this approach after Apple, Samsung, and Huawei (the first of them already did this on the iPhone, while the other two are now paving the way for this change).

In a statement on Weibo, Xiaomi explains the decision to ship the Mi 11 without a charger in the box is something the company does to protect the environment.

“Mi 11 canceled the included charger and responded to the call for technology and environmental protection. Today, everyone has a lot of idle chargers. This is your trouble and a burden on the environment. We are well aware that this decision may not be understood or even complained,” the company said in a recent post.

Two different packages, customers allowed to choose
In a statement for AA, Xiaomi explains the decision to remove the charger only concerns the Chinese market, and the company says it would actually offer two different packages, one with this accessory and another one without it.

“As for the in-box charger removal, the announcement is for Mainland China market. Xiaomi will be offering two versions, one with smartphone only, and the other with the smartphone and a separate 55W GaN charger as a bundle, both at the same price,” the company says.

In other words, Mi 11 buyers in China will be allowed to choose between the new package, which comes without a charger, and a special bundle that includes the 55W adapter, and both will be available at the exact same price.

source: softpedia