The Samsung Galaxy S21 doesn’t have some of the in-box accessories you might expect.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 phones went the way of the iPhone 12 and Xiaomi Mi 11 in cutting back on the number of accessories that come inside the phone box, so if you buy one of the handsets, you might find yourself needing a few extras too. Samsung has dropped multiple items you’d find in the box of the Galaxy S20 handsets, for example, and all three of its 2021 flagships are affected, so the Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra are no exception. You won’t find the box barren though, and a few items remain. The apparent reason for the Samsung Galaxy S21 missing these accessories is to cut down on e-waste, which makes sense for some of the things — most people opt to buy their own headphones rather than stick to the inferior in-box ones, as an example. Unless you’ve been studiously following the Samsung Galaxy S21 accessory news, though, you might not be totally up on what’s in the box, so we’ll run you through what you’ll get, and what you’ll need to source separately. The following things come in your Samsung Galaxy S21 box. Obviously we’re not counting the documentation and SIM removal tool here. Naturally, the main thing in the Samsung Galaxy S21 box is the phone itself (or the Plus or Ultra, depending on which you opted for). We’re sure this isn’t a surprise to you. Other than the phone, the only main thing in your Samsung Galaxy S21 is a USB-C to USB-C cable, which can plug into the bottom of the phone in one end, and certain other outlets in the other. It’s worth pointing out USB-C isn’t the ‘standard’ rectangle USB port you might be used to, so this end can’t plug into some computers that only have that kind of input. Some devices have USB-C ports, including many modern laptops and computers, and if you’ve bought a device with a charging block in the last few years, it’s very possible this accepts USB-C output too.
