Your next iPhone might come without wired earbuds or a power adapter.
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We currently understood Apples future iPhone 12 may ship without the white wired earbuds were used to seeing in package with all new iPhones. Now it looks like iPhone 12 will show up without a power adapter.
Noted expert Ming-Chi Kuo, who last month predicted iPhone 12 would arrive without wired EarPods, now adds that he anticipates the power adapter to be offered independently too, according to a 9to5Mac report Sunday.
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Kuo, who could not be reached for comment, says eliminating the in-box accessories helps balance out the cost of the iPhone 12s 5G networking elements, according to the report. That would assist Apple offer iPhone 12 for a rate comparable to iPhone 11.
9to5Mac includes that leaving the earbuds and power adapter out might also lower the size of the product packaging, helping to lower freight costs.
Apple didnt right away react to an ask for talk about Kuos prediction. And while it also hasnt validated the names of its approaching phones or the timing of their release, were anticipating them at some point this fall.
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