Apple Continues to Bundle EarPods with iPhones in France

Posted by on Oct 15, 2022 in iPhone 12, News

Mail service the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro lineup announcement, Apple tree stopped bundling the Lightning EarPods and a power adapter for environmental reasons beyond its entire iPhone lineup. Yet, in France, the company continues to bundle EarPods with its iPhones.

Apple tree's move here likely stems from the fact that regulations in France crave all smartphones to exist sold with a "handsfree kit" so as to protect children younger than fourteen from electromagnetic waves equally its side effects on young brains are not known.

If Apple tree sells the iPhone without earphones in the box in France, it would conduct a criminal offense and would exist subjected to a fine of 75,000 euros. At that place'south still no power adapter in the box of the new iPhones though, with just a USB-C to Lightning cable being bundled with them. Apple has as well updated the packaging of its older devices including the iPhone eleven, iPhone XR, and iPhone SE to not include EarPods or a power adapter with them.

Post the launch of the iPhone 12, Apple too launched a 20W USB-C power adapter for $19 making it cheaper than the outgoing 18W adapter that was available for $29. The company has also reduced the price of the Lightning EarPods to $19 from $29.

Our Take

The new slimmer retail box of the iPhone 12 lineup does non have plenty space for the EarPods so it will be interesting to run across how the retail packaging of the new iPhones will wait like in France.

[Via MacRumors]