At its "Hi, Speed" iPhone 12 event, Apple officially announced that it would be removing the power adapter and EarPods from the box of the iPhone.
Full story from the iMore Blog...
Full story from the iMore Blog...
Do you use the EarPods and charger from your new iPhone? Most don't. Less production equals less pollution.
Do you use the EarPods and charger from your new iPhone? Most don't. Less production equals less pollution.
But they lessened production costs
They still produce them. But now you have to buy them separately, which is their intent. Apple makes about 100% or more profit on their iPhones. I guess that just wasn't enough.
Actually only about 30%.
Apples profit margin have historically Been in the 30%-38% range. Never 100%.
I was only counting what it costs to produce one.
I can do without the pods, as they don't stay in my ears. Most don't use their charger? I disagree. Maybe most on the forum don't. But the majority of iPhone users out in the wild don't spend on wireless charging. Had I known Apple was gonna pull this stunt, I wouldn't have given one of mine away. I need one more for our needs. I guess I'll have to order one, adding more packaging and production for the environment.
I find it rather odd, the Homepod mini comes with the new 20 watt power adapter, but not the new iPhones. The majority of Homepod mini buyers will be iPhone users, whom they say have loads of charge adapters laying around. So, if you want or need the 20 watt adapter, you must either buy one for $19.99 (a $10 discount), or buy the Homepod mini for $99.
What’s odd about it?
Most iPhone, or even better yet, phone chargers are 5 watt.
HomePod requires a 20W charger as you said.
Therefore it’s not illogical to ship 20W chargers with an HomePod.
My Wife's iPhone 8 came with a 10 watt charge adapter.
Are you sure it didn't come with a 5 watt adapter? I don't ever remember any phone other than the 11 Pro series coming with an adapter higher than 5 watts.