We're only a couple of weeks into 2021 and we already have new smartphone launches. It's Samsung this time and they have kickstarted the year with the Galaxy S21 series. You can learn more about the new phones right here, but long story short, they're packed with awesome features.

But sadly the rumors are true and none of the new Galaxy S21 phones come with a charger inside the box. Yeah, Samsung is only including a USB-C to USB-C cable inside the box, but you'll need to buy a charging brick in case you don't have one already. Samsung is also citing environmental concerns and it said the phone comes with "just what you need".

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All these new phones also support fast-charging so we highly recommend getting a fast-charging brick that can charge them at 25W in case you don't have one already. Yeah, it's kind of sad to unbox a new phone but continue to use an old charger, but that's what you'll have to do if you don't want to spend any more money on these phones.

As you can see, the box of the phone is also smaller and it looks just like the ones that Apple's new iPhones come in. The box is smaller because none of the new Galaxy S21 series phones will ship without a pair of wired headphones too.

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Yeah, so no charger and no wired headphones in the box. This isn't all that surprising because we already heard rumors about the phones not coming with chargers or earbuds, but now it's official and it remains to be seen how the consumers will react to this decision. It's probably something that we all have to get used to because this seems to be the new trend and we won't be surprised to see other manufacturers doing the same.

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