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Galaxy S21: Samsung copies Apple again, and both Android and iPhone fans suffer - CNET

Galaxy S21: Samsung copies Apple again, and both Android and iPhone fans suffer - CNET

Galaxy S21: Samsung copies Apple again, and both Android and iPhone fans suffer - CNET
Jan 23, 2021 1 min, 12 secs

Samsung's Galaxy S21 line no longer comes with a power adapter, headphones or microSD card slot. .

There is once again no headphone jack, the microSD card slot is gone and a fast charger is no longer included in the box.

(Samsung unsurprisingly unveiled its latest $200 Galaxy Buds Pro earbuds at the same event as the S21.) This year Samsung, like Apple with the iPhone 12, went a step further and also removed the included wired headphones, which makes sense as it clearly wants people to buy its wireless buds. .

Samsung, like Apple, says it is dropping the included power brick to help the environment

Federico Casalegno, Samsung's senior vice president of experience planning and its design innovation center, explained during Thursday's virtual press conference that "many of our users prefer to reuse their current chargers and earphones and to leave the new ones in the box, unused." Just like Apple, Samsung is shrinking its packaging for the S21 line in a bid to reduce its footprint

For the Galaxy S20, Samsung included a 25-watt fast charger which, well, is actually pretty great. 

By recycling plenty of older chargers and giving users a more energy-efficient way to power their fancy new phones, Samsung would still be helping the environment while not taking away a useful feature from consumers. 

A new 30-watt USB-C GaN charger from AmazonBasics is available for less than $20, roughly the same price Samsung charges for a new 25-watt power adapter on its website. 

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