If the box of the first iPhone included multiple accessories (power adapter, headset, charging station and cable), the box of the latest model contains only the iPhone and the necessary documents. This reduction in accessories officially began in 2020, when Apple stopped including chargers and headphones in the iPhone 12 for environmental reasons. Since then, more companies have imitated the move, even eliminating the USB-C charging cable.

The initiative to remove more accessories from the phone box is no longer exclusive to Apple. Although the Cupertino firm has been a pioneer in eliminating chargers from its iPhones, following its previous step with AirPods. The disruption of the USB cable was driven by another giant: Sony.

New smartphones no longer come with a USB-C cable in the box

A user who recently purchased Sony Xperia 10 VII, He shared on his Reddit account that this essential accessory is not available on the device.. The complaint was accompanied by a photo of the packaging. This statement suggests that Sony, and potentially other manufacturers, are normalizing the idea that the customer must supply their own USB cable.

The newest Sony phone no longer includes ANY charging cable.
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Smartphone manufacturers use a solid excuse to justify removing the USB-C cable. Since USB-C has been the industry standard for years, users have likely accumulated multiple cables by purchasing other electronic devices. With which, Adding another cable is unnecessary and represents an unnecessary waste of resources.

But, many users argue that the real driving force behind this decision is increased profits. Even though manufacturers have stopped producing hundreds of thousands of accessories, the final price of smartphones remains the same or continues to increase. This means that the profit margins of large companies increase significantly.

For several years now, the contents of a phone box have evolved from being a set of accessories to “completing the experience”, just the device and minimal manuals. The future of the smartphone case aims to be increasingly smaller and more ecological, but it will also inevitably simpler and more profitable for manufacturers.

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