Google is the latest to ship new smartphones without a charger. [Newspaper] (2021)
Abstract
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 ― Google recently unveiled its upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, with some pretty impressive specs including using its own Google Tensor system-on-chip. However, one thing you won’t be getting out of the box with a Pixel 6 device is an included charger. According to The Verge, Google has told them that the Pixel 5A would be the last Google smartphone to come with a charger included in the box. Google claims that most people would already have a charger with a USB-C cable, so there’s no real need to include it with their phones anymore. Another argument behind excluding chargers is that it would lead to less e-waste. Seeing as most people already have charging bricks and cables, the idea is that it would discourage people throwing away older but still perfectly good chargers when they buy a new phone. That being said, as newer devices come with new features like improved fast charging, consumers may end up buying more powerful chargers anyway, except this time from third-party companies instead.
| Item Type: | Newspaper |
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| Keywords: | Smartphone, Wireless charger, Mobile technology |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Computer & Mathematical Sciences > Information Technology |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Computer and Mathematical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Nurmaisari binti Che Anuar (Kuala Terengganu) |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Dec 2021 23:14 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jan 2022 07:41 |
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