News & Reviews:   earpods

Apple’s controversial move of not including chargers and EarPods when you purchase an iPhone drew the flake of many when it was first announced back in 2020. In fact, a lot of rival companies even poked fun and mocked the decision through various ads, most notably Samsung.

However, 2 years on, it seems that not including chargers with smartphone purchases has become the new industry standard practice. In fact, most of the major smartphone manufacturers have been doing the same or planning to do so in the future. 

Last week, Apple have launched the iPhone 12 series and there are no EarPods and charging adapter in the box. The devices didn't come with those accessories including the iPhone SE, iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12, and iPhone 12 Pro. In fact, the company encourages Apple users to use their existing charging adapter and EarPods or buy them separately. 

When you purchase a new smartphone, you would expect accessories including charging cable, power adapter, and a pair of earphones to come along with the device. If the smartphone manufacturer is kind enough, they would even include extra stuff like a case or a screen protector. However, it is said that Apple might not include a pair of EarPods in the box anymore for the next iPhone series, as they want to promote the use of AirPods among consumers.

Just a few hours ago, "Bshop Kuwa" posted a video on YouTube revealing three Apple iPhone 7 models which appear to be linked to some Japanese iPhone store. And it's not only the leaked iPhone 7 video spotted on YouTube, but even the Lightning Apple Earpods too.

The rumours for the upcoming Apple iPhone 7 are like ping-pong tournaments – it goes ‘ping’ for one rumour, and then ‘pong’ for another. Well this new rumour seen online makes a good case for the 3.5mm jack removal rumour – new Apple EarPods has been spotted sporting the Lightning connector.