The iPhone 13 is another premium smartphone from Apple, but does that high-end experience also include free headphones in the box? Although it might look a lot like the iPhone 12 that came before it, the iPhone 13 is a significant upgrade over its predecessor. Apple improved battery life, camera performance, display quality, and processor speed — all core pillars of a great smartphone experience.
Whether it be the iPhone 13 or another smartphone, however, the way these devices are sold has changed dramatically in recent years. It used to be standard for most phones to come with a charger, earbuds/headphones, and other free accessories. Today, that's no longer the case. It's now normal for companies to eliminate all of these things. It's not a particularly great trend, but it's what's become the new norm.
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In the case of the iPhone 13 lineup, it too falls under this umbrella. Whether someone buys the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, or iPhone 13 Pro Max, none of the devices come with complimentary headphones. Just like the iPhone 12 that came before it, Apple includes only the bare minimum in the iPhone 13 box. There's the phone itself, a USB-C to Lightning cable, a couple of small instructional materials, and two Apple stickers. That's it. There aren't any headphones, no wall adapter for the charging cable, or anything else.
For a phone that costs anywhere from $699 all the way up to $1,599, it might seem silly that free headphones aren't part of the equation. If someone's spending that much on a new phone, the least Apple can do is give them some headphones to use with it — right? In Apple's eyes, that's not the case. According to the
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