Despite mockery and criticism against Apple's bold decisions throughout its long history, beginning with the original iPhone 2007, through not including the charger in the box with the iPhone, the latest reports indicate that it is expected that both Samsung and Xiaomi will follow suit and remove the charger from the box Their next phone.

Synchronizing with the announcement of the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, Apple announced that it will no longer guarantee chargers with all new iPhones, citing environmental concerns. The move has been publicly criticized by competing smartphone makers, led by Samsung and Xiaomi.
The day after the announcement of the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, Xiaomi posted a video promoting the Mi 10T Pro on social media showing the opening of the charger case accompanied by the comment, "Don't worry, we have not left anything out of the box."
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Likewise, Samsung published a picture of a charger with the text “Included with Galaxy” and the message:
Your Galaxy gives you everything you are looking for. From the simplest charger to the best camera, battery, performance, memory and even a 120Hz screen.

Despite these social media posts clearly ridiculing Apple's decision, it is now believed, based on multiple reports, that it will remove the charger from the Galaxy S21, which is scheduled to be unveiled on January 14th. Given that Samsung has removed its post “the most basic as a charger” from social media altogether, as spotted by a site HTTech.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has also confirmed on Weibo that the company's upcoming Mi 11 will not come with a charger due to environmental concerns. He also said, smartphone users already have multiple chargers, so including another charger with Mi 11 will contribute to an unnecessary environmental burden:
The Xiaomi Mi 11 has been officially unveiled with a brand new packaging, very light and thin. Behind this thinness, we made an important decision, in response to the call of technology and environmental protection, the charger included with Xiaomi has been canceled. Today everyone has a lot of unused chargers, which are a burden on you and the environment. We are well aware that this decision may not be well understood and appreciated. But is there a better solution that combines industry practices with environmental protection?
It is worth noting that the iPhone is now shipped without including the wired EarPods or the charger in the box, but only the Lightning to USB-C charging cable is included. With these accessories removed, all new iPhones now ship in a thinner box. And Apple promotes, that it is beneficial to the environment, to stop including these accessories, noting that this step reduces carbon emissions and works to save mining and the use of rare earth elements.
Both Samsung and Xiaomi are known to follow similar trends set by Apple in the past. For example, Samsung mocked Apple to remove the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 in 2016, and then soon made a similar decision and released its Galaxy A8 in 2018 without a headphone jack as well.
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