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O2's HTC One X+ owners: no charger, no problem

0. phoneArena posted on 18 Jan 2013, 07:32

Last fall, U.K. carrier O2 got together with HTC and decided to sell the HTC One X+ without a wall charger based on calculations that 70% of customers already have a charger that would work with the handset; the idea is to save the environment and the carrier is going to take this pilot program and expand it by selling all smartphones without chargers by 2015...

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1. Astro551 posted on 18 Jan 2013, 07:45 5

yay more environment friends!

2. papss posted on 18 Jan 2013, 07:54 2

I'm a tech guy but the environment needs consideration

3. lallolu posted on 18 Jan 2013, 07:56 3

Good.

4. duwiegeneral posted on 18 Jan 2013, 08:08 3

great move!!

5. buccob posted on 18 Jan 2013, 09:12 2

I didn't know "U2" was also in the electronic chargers business, beside music.

10. Droiddoes (unregistered) posted on 18 Jan 2013, 14:03 2

U2 makes music? Who knew.

6. xtremesv posted on 18 Jan 2013, 09:50 4

Sure I have 2 chargers collecting dust in my room but none of those could charge my Galaxy S III quick enough, I think they only put out 0.6 amp. So I assume future smartphones with larger batteries will require higher capacity chargers to keep charging time within a reasonable parameter, so for me, O2 new charger business is not good for consumers.

7. NickPeters posted on 18 Jan 2013, 10:46 5

OK, so, you MIGHT be right... but - hey! Think of the environment!

8. xtremesv posted on 18 Jan 2013, 11:08 3

My point is simple: nowadays charges also become obsolete and inefficient overtime. My complaint is that this company doesn't do this for the environment but to get a couple of bucks out their customers.

14. rallyguy posted on 18 Jan 2013, 21:53 1

I Agree, not all chargers are the same, and I'm sure the majority of people don't realize that.

9. amiroo posted on 18 Jan 2013, 12:47 3

sure its very interesting.

11. sats.mine2k4 posted on 18 Jan 2013, 16:11 4

Environmental friends... ok fine Good motive!!! No comments for me
How much did each customer save? and how much did O2 profit from not giving an included charger? I just want to confirm your not showing/using environmental needs to boost your profits...

12. cripton805 posted on 18 Jan 2013, 16:17 1

I was thinking the same thing.

13. cripton805 posted on 18 Jan 2013, 16:19 2

18% is still a large number. What if those 18% feel ripped off. I don't have any extra chargers because I usually sell my phone second hand every couple of months.

I think this is a bad idea for HTC. They are suffering as it is. This little extra they don't offer could push another sale to another phone.

15. belovedson posted on 19 Jan 2013, 03:23

if your not going to offer a charger lower the dang prices otherwise piss off htc

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