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Accessories Why does Redmi 4a not provide earphones with their phones

That is my feeling: even for flagships (which I usually buy) I won't use the included earbuds, so to my mind it's less wasteful to not include them. Most people will have a pair already, and if not you can get a pair of earbuds of a similar quality to those included with most phones for a few $/£/€. So although some reviewers chose to moan about it, for me it was a positive that my Pixel 2 didn't include headphones.
 
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Another thought, Xiaomi does a range of Mi earphones and headphones, that they also sell at their phone stores and dealers. So if they can upsell a customer with a pair to go with a new Redmi, that's all the better for Xiaomi.
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