Starting from the iPhone 12, Apple will no longer give away the charger, although the charging head itself is also very chicken ribs, but apple's reason for canceling the charging head is even more unconvinced, and the official also specially issued a text to emphasize that after canceling the gift of the charging head, 550,000 tons of ore was saved.
Apple said that not sending a charger has saved 550,000 tons of ore" the news on the multi-platform hot search, Apple stressed in the environmental report card, no longer with the charger, this change is indeed quite bold. According to estimates, we have saved 550,000 tons of copper, tin and zinc ore. It is worthwhile to reduce the exploitation of the earth's resources. ”
Not only did it save ore, Apple also mentioned that through the redesign, it has completely eliminated the plastic film that wraps the iPhone product box, reducing the amount of plastic used by about 600 tons for this purpose.
However, Apple's explanation can not make netizens buy it, the Securities Times quoted the comments of netizens in the report, a total of 23,000 comments, the vast majority of which are spitting on Apple's remarks.
Netizens said: Don't you still have to buy? It's like the phone doesn't charge with a charger. ”
Some netizens said: Then you don't produce apples, isn't it more environmentally friendly? ”
As for the real reason for Apple's cancellation of the charging head, the outside world has no way of knowing, but one thing is certain, that is, the cancellation of the gifted charging head is a great thing for Apple's business, by removing the charger and EarPods from the box, Apple has saved a total of $6.5 billion so far, but Apple did not reduce the price of the phone when it canceled the accessory.
Apple saves $35 per iPhone sold, but the reduced costs are not brought to consumers, but Apple's own benefits.
(Fast Technology)