appleafter removing the charger from the retail box for smartphones; Samsung He did the same shortly after. However, this has resulted in both companies facing scrutiny and fines from various governments around the world.
As of now, Cupertino-based Apple; new their iPhone faces additional fines in Brazil for not shipping with a charger. The brand states that the move to remove the power adapter, thanks to the smaller packaging in a single shipment; basically yreduce annual carbon emissions by 2 million metric tons stated. However, since it doesn’t have to ship chargers and EarPods; While it also benefited the company, it also saved transportation costs.
Similarly, Samsung has made the same change in its flagship smartphones. But a judge in Brazil did not ship the charger; to a consumer for violating the company’s consumer laws. to repay the equivalent of $1,081 decided. Thus, the South Korean company was also fined for not including a charger. Also, both companies are licensed by the consumer protection agency called Procon. sao Paulo is also to blame.
Procon in Fortaleza, US$ 5.2 million fined him. However, it is not known whether this figure is individual or combined. Since the company made the decision to unbox the charger, Apple is believed to have saved more than $6.5 billion in shipping.