Xiaomi has just announced that its recently announced premium smartphone, the Xiaomi 14T Pro, will not come with a charger in the box.
This is considered a notable move since Apple initiated the trend of removing the charger included in the product box a few years ago.
Instead, users who buy the Xiaomi 14T Pro only receive a USB-C cable and a protective case when purchasing this product.
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Xiaomi also followed Apple and Samsung by removing the charger from the smartphone box.
This information was confirmed by a Xiaomi representative in a statement, but he only said that the charger was not included in the European version.
Explaining the reason, the Xiaomi representative said that the new regulations of the European Union (EU) encourage the sale of devices without chargers to reduce electronic waste, and Xiaomi seems to be complying with this directive.
It is still unclear whether the version sold in Vietnam has the charger removed from the box or not.
With no charger included, users who buy the Xiaomi 14T Pro (at least in the EU) will need to buy a separate 120W charger or use a USB-PD charger.
Xiaomi's previous USB-PD chargers allowed charging at over 65W, but reaching 120W is more difficult, so it's best to buy a charger that supports the required
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wattage if you want to take full advantage of the fast charging power on the device.
In fact, this is not the first time Xiaomi has removed the charger from its products.
In 2021, the company did this with the Mi 11 model released for the Chinese market, but recent high-end models have come with chargers in the box.
The Redmi Note 11 SE model launched in India in 2022 also did not come with a charger, but subsequent Redmi Note models still come with chargers.
Users will have to buy a third-party charger if they want to take advantage of 120W fast charging on the Xiaomi 14T Pro.
Users will have to buy a third-party charger if they want to take advantage of 120W fast charging on the Xiaomi 14T Pro.
More importantly, the Xiaomi 14T Pro marks the first time Xiaomi has removed the charger from a high-end phone that the company has released globally. At this point, it is unclear whether the company plans to implement the policy of selling the charger with the product elsewhere. The information page for the Xiaomi 14T Pro at a popular retail store in Vietnam also does not display information about the included charger, at least at the time of writing.
With this move, Xiaomi joins Apple, Google, Samsung, and even OnePlus recently in removing the bundled charger from their premium phones, ushering in a new era in the mobile industry.
