Rumors and leaks suggest that Samsung is planning to follow in Apple’s footsteps and remove the charger from the box of the new Galaxy S21, which will be announced on Thursday. The reliable leaker Evan Blass today shared images from the official Galaxy S21 website, which confirms that Samsung’s new smartphones will come without a power adapter in the box.
Blass, who also leaked the entire iPhone 12 lineup before the Apple event, posted images of what he claims is the official page for the Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra. In addition to a new design, 5G support and other improvements, the new phones from the South Korean company will not have a charger in the box – just like the iPhone.
In a section of the website called “What’s in the Box”, Samsung says that the new smartphones come with “exactly what you need” – a USB-C cable, the SIM eject tool and an initial guide. Samsung also says the decision was made to help the environment, which Apple has been saying since the company removed the power adapter from the Apple Watch case last year.
The Galaxy S21 5G comes packaged with exactly what you need – USB Type C data and charging cable, eject pin and Quick Start Guide. Another way to be good with the environment.
This, of course, is somewhat contradictory to what Samsung did when Apple announced the iPhone 12 line. The company made jokes on social media after Apple removed the charger from the iPhone case, emphasizing that Galaxy smartphones are still come with an included power adapter. These posts were later deleted when rumors about the Galaxy S21 surfaced on the web.
On a related note, Samsung invited its Twitter followers today to attend the Samsung Unpacked event this Thursday, but the tweets were shared using “Twitter for iPhone”. The company subsequently deleted the tweets, but it was too late.
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