Samsung's budget Galaxy A07s and A08 ship without a USB-C cable
Samsung's new Galaxy A07s and A08 arrive with no charging cable in the box—not even the USB-C cord every phone needs to turn on. Both phones sit in the $115–$135 range, targeting first-time smartphone buyers and people upgrading from older handsets on a tight budget. That audience is now expected to own or buy a cable separately before they can use the device.
What's in the box
The discovery came via an unboxing by YouTuber Izzi Boye. The box contains the phone, paper documentation, and a SIM-eject tool—nothing else. Samsung had noted the omission in fine print on its product pages, but the Samsung Galaxy A07s support pages were still showing cable-included information at the time the story broke, per Notebookcheck.
Samsung has not issued any public statement on the change.
Cost-cutting, not sustainability
The comparison that matters: the standard Galaxy A07—a phone in the same family, at a similar price—still ships with a USB-C cable. The A07s and A08 are the first Galaxy A-series models to exclude both the charger and the cable entirely.
Samsung previously justified removing chargers from flagship boxes as a step toward reducing electronic waste. Applying that logic to budget phones—and extending it to the cable—is harder to defend when the A07s and A08 are precisely the devices most likely to be someone's only smartphone, bought without a drawer full of spare cables at home.
What buyers should know
Apple, which dropped chargers from iPhones in 2020, still includes a USB-C cable in every box. Samsung is now the first major Android maker to go further and remove the cable too, at least on these two models.
There is no indication yet that the policy will spread to mid-range or premium Galaxy phones. Samsung hasn't commented on whether it applies in specific markets, and the Samsung Galaxy S27 leak shows no similar changes rumored for flagship lines.
If you're buying a Galaxy A07s or A08, budget an extra few dollars for a USB-C cable. A basic certified cable costs around $8–$12 from most retailers—small in absolute terms, but a meaningful add-on when the phone itself costs $115.
