When Apple announced at the launch of the iPhone 12 that it would in future be delivering the smartphone without a power supply unit, the competition mocked this step. Not environmental reasons are the reason for leaving out the charger, but Apple’s desire for even more profit. Now, with Xiaomi, the first critic is following exactly this strategy.

On the Chinese network Weibo, Xiaomi boss Lei Jun declared that you will be with the upcoming smartphone Wed 11 no longer supply a charger either. The reason is the same as that of Apple: Environmental protection and sustainability are the reason for the step. On the one hand, this is understandable, after all, most customers already have one or more USB chargers at home and can continue to use them with the new smartphone.

The downside: Currently, many smartphone manufacturers are constantly developing new fast charging technologies with ever higher levels Wattage. At Xiaomi, the power supplies provide up to 120 watts. An up-to-date charger is required to be able to use this particularly fast charge. That will cost extra in the future.

Samsung also scoffed In addition to Xiaomi, it was also doing Samsung at the launch of the iPhone 12 on social media about the omission of the power supply from Apple funny. Now, however, the Koreans also seem to have rethought. The new generation of the Galaxy S-Class, which should be presented in mid-January, will also be delivered in the box without a power supply unit, following the latest leaks. Other manufacturers are likely to follow. So there will be additional costs in the future for many cell phone buyers who want to use a current charger with new fast charging technologies.

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