So I posted a reply to a thread earlier about the lack of charger and headphones in the Galaxy S21 series where. Lots of people were complaining about the lack of a charger in the box 📦 and thought it deserved it's own post.
Now just because Apple do something doesn't automatically make it a good thing after all they've had their fair share of rubbish ideas. That said, this isn't one of th em but Samsung could have taken this concept a step further.
Things people need to realise are that they're not being hoodwinked in to buying a charger or swindled out of more money than they would have shelled out last year. The msrp/rrp has been reduced by around £30 vs the 4g S20 and around £130 vs the 5g S20. You can replace the missing accessories for less than that and you can grab a decent case and screen protector to boot.
The only thing I think Samsung has gotten wrong with the "carbon copy" of Apple's strategy is not following through with a full fat box or an accessory box that can be bought alongside a new phone to include these essentials. Not every phone purchase is for an existing customer and many existing customers will privately sell their old phones with the charger when they upgrade. Unless everyone who buys one of these phones knows they need to consider buying a charger or earbuds then some of them are going to be upset 😡.
The benefit of this new package is the reduction of the product's total carbon footprint 👣 not only because there is less packaging waste and unwanted chargers and earbuds ending up in landfill but the reduced volume of the box increases the shipping density (more units in the same space).
