Mobile phone manufacturers want to be environmentally friendly, why do consumers pay for it? The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology named Apple and Samsung

How long has it been since you bought a phone with your own charger?

A few days ago, a netizen left a message on the people's network leader message board, saying, "It is a little difficult to buy a mobile phone with its own charger, and it is recommended to rectify." He questioned that "some mobile phone manufacturers cancel chargers when selling mobile phones in the name of environmental protection", harming the rights and interests of consumers.

In this regard, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology responded that manufacturers must protect consumers' right to know and the right to choose independently, clearly inform consumers of products and accompanying materials when promoting sales, product packaging and lists, and consumers choose whether to buy or not.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology pointed out that at present, some manufacturers do not attach chargers according to the convention, breaking the inertial thinking of consumers, such as Apple, Samsung, etc., and there are also cases where two versions without chargers and with chargers are sold at the same time, such as Xiaomi, which are in line with the principle of consumer autonomy.

Last year, Apple canceled the original charger and headphones in the name of "environmental protection", starting from the iPhone 12 series, the iPhone series did not have chargers and headphones, and later the iPhone 11 and other old models also followed up, replaced by new packaging. Fruit powder wants to be in place in one step, buy a charger and mobile phone, and become a luxury.

After the big hat of "environmental protection" was buckled, other mobile phone manufacturers followed suit, and Samsung immediately canceled the charger, just as domineering as Apple. In contrast, domestic manufacturers are more "environmentally friendly", Xiaomi 11 launched an environmental protection version and a set version, allowing users to choose themselves; Huawei launched a version without a charger due to the shortage of charging chips, but the price was reduced.

Previously, Apple was fined nearly $2 million by the local government for violating Brazil's Consumer Protection Law because the iPhone 12 did not have a charger; coincidentally, a user in Xi'an sued Apple for not having a charging head for the iPhone12; in May this year, law students from Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Donghua University appealed to Apple, demanding that Apple deliver the mobile phone charger, bear the liability for breach of contract, pay a liquidated damages of 100 yuan and bear the litigation costs.

There is some truth in canceling the charger for the sake of environmental protection, but this choice must be in the hands of the user. Apple and Samsung directly cut off chargers and headphones, requiring users to buy separately, which will only increase people's bad feelings about environmental protection.

Apple canceled the charger, is it for environmental protection, or is it to make money? The answer is self-evident.