This is actually anti-consumer and I will explain why. Most new phones have upgraded charging capabilities, but only with the newest charging brick and cable.

This is actually anti-consumer and I will explain why. Most new phones have upgraded charging capabilities, but only with the newest charging brick and cable. The newer Samsung S series of phones do this. If you had the previous model's charger it would only 'cable charge'. If you had the beefier charger it would 'fast charge'. If you had the latest year Samsung charger and cable you got 'super fast charging'. The latest is a 45w charger they sell for $50 for just the block. Essentially you will find out that unless you are buying a new phone every year, you will constantly have to buy a new charger and cable to keep up with the new charging speeds. Oh and good luck finding a non-samsung charging cable that will actually reach' super fast charging' speeds, I've yet to find a 8-10' cable that will actually charge at the claimed speeds. So really it's not cutting down on waste, either financial or environmental. You will undoubtedly buy yet another charger for more money, packaged in a far-bigger-than-necessary package. It's all just another way to force the customer into more purchases and hide the total costs. But hey, people have tons of old cables/boxes lying around, so surely this must be the first pro-consumer move in the history of American companies!