A few years ago, chargers stopped being available in the box with new phones and now it is the turn of the USB cable. Mobile phone manufacturing companies have stopped providing USB cables with new phones. She is giving reasons behind this like increasing e-waste and keeping costs low.
This will mean that now customers will have to pay extra money for the USB cable and they will have to get a good quality cable so that it lasts longer.
This company has started
Sony has started removing USB cables from the boxes of new phones. The company is not providing charging cable in the box with its new smartphone Sony Xperia 10 VII. Neither charger nor charging cable will come in the box of this phone. Sony may not be a big name in the smartphone industry, but it has started the trend and soon other companies may also take similar steps. Like Sony, Apple has also stopped providing cables with its new AirPods.
Due to these reasons charger and cable are not being provided in the box
Smartphone companies cite the harm caused to the environment as the first reason behind this. In fact, most customers have more than one USB-C cable. In such a situation they do not need a new cable. In this way the risk of increasing e-waste due to extra cable is reduced. Due to the absence of charger and cable, phone boxes are also smaller and more boxes can be transported simultaneously. This also reduces pollution caused during transportation.
The second reason is related to cost. Companies gain huge benefits by not providing USB cables. They do not have to pay its cost. Besides, customers also buy original cables separately for long term use. Companies get more profit from this. Let us tell you that Apple was the first to stop providing chargers and now many companies have stopped providing chargers with new phones.