More than that, recently, several sources reported that Apple sent a questionnaire to some iPhone 12 Pro Max users, asking them whether they had used the SIM card ejector pin, iPhone welcome guide, USB to lightning pd cable, Apple stickers, and other kinds of small objects that came in the box. Many netizens deduced that; Apple is already thinking about how to remove other accessories from iPhone 13, "because Apple conducted a consumer survey before removing the charging head, so when it conducts this type of survey again, it inevitably means that it is going to continue to remove something as well".

At first glance, such a reasoning process seems to make some sense, but if we think about it carefully, we will find that there are at least two loopholes in such reasoning.

1, that USB to Lighting charging/data cable is a lot more practical for most people compared to the original 5V1A charging head that came with the previous iPhone.

2, compared to the long life of the charging head, USB cable and card pin this kind of thing, that can be really literally "consumables". They may be used at any time in the process of breaking, cracking, poor contact, or even lost, need to be replaced often.

Of course, as the saying goes, anything is possible, and I think the more reliable inference is that Apple is preparing for its own high-end wireless products, because Apple has been moving towards wireless charging in recent years, and this market survey is limited to iPhone 12 Pro Max users, which are richer and more willing to pay for higher-end charging heads and cables out of their own pockets, so if Apple really does no longer include a cable and card pin in the box with a cable and card pin, it will probably only happen for the 2021 fully wireless iPhone models that are positioned at the top end of the range. For other models, there's really nothing to worry about at all.