Although Xiaomi may have scoffed at Apple for removing the charger from the retail box of the iPhone 12, the Chinese giant is now ready to follow in its footsteps. Xiaomi today confirmed that its flagship Mi 11 series will not include a charger in the box.
Xiaomi removes the charger from the Mi 11 box: Why?
In an official Weibo post, Xiaomi co-founder and CEO Lei Jun confirmed that the The Mi 11 box will not come with a charging block. That sounds surprising, right? Why would you mock a competitor and then follow suit? Well, Jun exclaims (translated from Chinese into English) that this change is in ‘responding to the call for technology and environmental protection.’
Xiaomi mocks Apple for removing the charger from the box
Xiaomi itself removes the charger from the Mi 11 case
Attached above, we have the official Xiaomi post mocking Apple on Twitter and the official Weibo post by Lei Jun revealing that the Mi 11 retail box will not include a charger. What do you think of Xiaomi’s decision? Will Xiaomi reduce the price to compensate for the removed charger? Let us know your opinion in the comments below.
Is there a better solution?
In the Weibo post, Jun says that Xiaomi will reveal a ‘best solution between industry practice and environmental protection’ at the launch event on Monday. Xiaomi will be the first Android phone manufacturer not to offer a charger in the box. Samsung will follow next, according to the leaks, and the Galaxy S21 retail box will also not include a charging pad.
Here you can see the thin new Mi 11 retail box and the detailed explanation behind the company’s decision to delete the charging block:
In addition to the missing charger in the box, Xiaomi has confirmed some of the new key features of the Mi 11 series. It will include a curved AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass Victus (or Gorilla Glass 7), speakers tuned by Harmon Kardon, the latest chipset Snapdragon 888 and more. So, yes, stay tuned for more official information.