Since Apple announced the cancellation of mobile phone chargers for environmental protection, more and more domestic mobile phone manufacturers have also begun to follow up this policy.
Some netizens recently left a message on the People's Network saying that it is a little difficult to buy a mobile phone with its own charger. Some mobile phone manufacturers in the name of environmental protection, in the name of the sale of mobile phones to cancel the charger, is it possible that consumers do not charge the mobile phone after canceling the charger? Selling only one mobile phone device not only increases the purchase cost of consumers, but also wastes the time and energy of consumers to buy mobile phones, and they want to buy a mobile phone with a charger in one step. Finally, it also increases consumers' bad feelings about the concept of environmental protection, environmental protection must require consumers to pay more? Some original chargers sell for a few hundred bucks online. It is hoped that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology can protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology replied on December 28 that on the issue of separate sales of mobile phones and power adapters, manufacturers have formulated their own marketing strategies under the premise of protecting consumers' right to know and their right to make independent choices, and clearly informed consumers of products and accompanying materials when promoting sales, product packaging and lists, and consumers choose whether to buy or not. At present, some manufacturers do not attach chargers according to the convention, breaking the inertial thinking of consumers, such as Apple, Samsung and so on.
There are also cases where two versions without chargers and chargers are sold at the same time, such as Xiaomi, which are in line with the principle of consumer autonomy, on the other hand, because this problem does not involve personal health and life and property safety, etc., the individual needs of consumers vary greatly, and the feasibility of industry management needs to be further studied.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that in the next step, we will call on enterprises to revise their marketing strategies, promote manufacturers to effectively take into account the relationship between the actual needs of users' consumption, environmental protection and commercial interests, encourage and support the marketing strategies of users' personalized choices, and protect users' right to know and their right to make independent choices. At the same time, guide consumers to correctly view the problem.
Judging from the reply of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, there is currently no clear conclusion on the official level of the question of whether mobile phone manufacturers should cancel the charger. However, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that whether it is cancelled or retained, it should be clearly informed. Manufacturers such as Xiaomi have also ensured the user experience and achieved environmental protection by selling two versions.
Previously, Apple had suffered penalties in some foreign countries and regions because it did not come with a charger. In the domestic mobile phone market, Huawei and Xiaomi have followed up this policy, but most other mobile phone manufacturers still choose to continue to come with chargers.
Especially at present, some mobile phones with high-power private protocol fast charging as the main selling point, after the cancellation of the charger, consumers also need to pay extra to buy. In order to enjoy the full power of fast charging, which does bring inconvenience to the user. How much the cancellation of the charger can make to environmental protection is also a topic worth discussing in the industry.
Some netizens said that compared with the direct cancellation of mobile phone chargers, popularizing some fast charging schemes with higher compatibility may be a more environmentally friendly approach. Do you think this statement is correct?