Xiaomi was one of the first ones to make fun of Apple when they had announced about the new iPhones not having a charger in the box. But soon after that, they announced that the Mi 11 won't come with a charger. An interesting turn of events indeed but now the company says they had been planning to do that since 2015.

Yes, Xiaomi's CEO Lei Jun has assured that they did not copy Apple's move to make this decision. It looks like Xiaomi has been planning to do this since 2015. Jun just noted that they waited long enough to implement it because it wasn't sitting well with the consumers.

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That being said, he didn't mention what made them implement it now. We're pretty sure a decision like this isn't going to sit well with consumers ever. We're also not sure why Xiaomi decided to make fun of Apple when they had their own plans to implement something similar.

Not including box content isn't something new for Xiaomi, by the way. In fact, they were one of the first ones to stop adding in-box accessories like wired earphones and cases.

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Overall, we definitely think this move to not include the charger in the box seems like it was inspired by Apple. We just have to wait and see if they stop including the charger with all their devices. It'll be interesting to see how the consumers will react to not seeing a charger in the box with budget phones.

Source: BGR

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