Of 27 Phones, Only OnePlus’s 3 Come With a Charger
Apple, Samsung, Google, Motorola and Nothing list a cable and no adapter in the box. Most name the charger wattage to buy.
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Of 27 current phones we read on six makers’ US sites, 24 come without a charger: only the OnePlus 15, 15R and 13 list one in the box. Apple, Samsung, Google, Motorola and Nothing ship a cable and no power adapter, and most name the wattage of the adapter to buy on the same page.
If you are buying a phone as a gift, that means adding a charger to the order unless the person already owns a USB-C one. The table below is copied from each maker’s own box list, read on 11 November 2026.
What is in the box, phone by phone
| Phone | Charger in box | Cable in box (maker’s words) | Wired charging the same page states |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone Duo | No | USB-C Charge Cable (1 m) | 50% in about 20 min with a 60W-capable adapter |
| iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab) | No | USB-C Charge Cable (1 m) | 50% in about 15 min with a 60W-capable adapter with AVS |
| iPhone Air | No | USB-C Charge Cable (1 m) | 50% in 30 min with a 20W adapter or higher |
| iPhone 17 | No | USB-C Charge Cable (1 m) | 50% in 20 min with a 40W adapter or higher |
| iPhone 17e | No | USB-C Charge Cable (1 m) | 50% in 30 min with a 20W adapter or higher |
| iPhone 16 | No | USB-C Charge Cable (1 m) | 50% in 30 min with a 20W adapter or higher |
| Galaxy S26 | No | Data Cable | Not stated with the box list |
| Galaxy S26 Ultra | No | Data Cable | Not stated with the box list |
| Galaxy A17 5G | No | Data Cable | Not stated with the box list |
| Pixel 11 | No | 1 m USB-C to USB-C (USB 2.0) | 55% in about 30 min with a 30W PPS charger |
| Pixel 11 Pro | No | 1 m USB-C to USB-C (USB 2.0) | 55% in about 30 min with a 30W PPS charger |
| Pixel 11 Pro XL | No | 1 m USB-C to USB-C (USB 2.0) | 75% in about 30 min with a 45W PPS charger |
| Pixel 11 Pro Fold | No | 1 m USB-C to USB-C (USB 2.0) | 50% in about 30 min with a 30W PPS charger |
| Pixel 10a | No | 1 m USB-C to USB-C (USB 2.0) | 50% in about 30 min with a 45W PPS charger |
| moto g (2026) | No | USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable | 30W |
| moto g power (2026) (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab) | No | USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable | 30W maximum |
| moto g stylus (2026) (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab) | No | Cable | 68W maximum |
| razr (2026) | No | USB Type-C cable | 30W |
| razr+ (2026) | No | USB Type-C cable | 45W |
| razr ultra (2026) (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab) | No | USB Type-C cable | 68W |
| razr fold | No | USB Type-C cable | 80W |
| OnePlus 15 | Yes, “Charger” | USB data cable | 80W SUPERVOOC |
| OnePlus 15R | Yes, “Charger” | USB Data Cable | 55W SUPERVOOC; up to 80W with OnePlus’s 100W adapter |
| OnePlus 13 | Yes, “SUPERVOOC Power Adapter” | Type-A to C Cable | 80W SUPERVOOC; up to 100W with OnePlus’s 100W adapter |
| Nothing Phone (3) | No | Nothing Cable (C-C) 100 cm | 65W |
| Nothing Phone (4a) Pro | No | Nothing Cable (C-C) 100 cm | 50W |
The 27 rows are every model we read. Samsung sells more phones than the three here, and its box note is written for “our Smartphones” in general; we list only the pages we read. Apple gives the adapter it used for a fast-charge time, not a maximum, so its rows quote that. Carrier boxes may differ from the makers’ own store versions.
Apple, Samsung and Google: a cable only
Apple’s six tech-specs pages list two or three items: the iPhone, a “USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)” and, on four of them, “Documentation”. The fast-charge lines on those pages call the adapter “available separately”.
Samsung’s page says why. Under its box list of “Smartphone | Data Cable | Ejection Pin”, the US store reads: “In order to reduce e-waste, our Smartphones do not come with a charger plug in the box.” It suggests your existing plug with the included USB Type-C cable.
Google lists a 1 m USB-C to USB-C cable for each Pixel 11 model and the Pixel 10a, and its battery footnote says “Adapters sold separately.” Google labels that cable USB 2.0; a certified USB-C cable’s logo tells you its speed and watts.
Motorola and Nothing: a cable, plus extras on Nothing
Motorola’s “In the Box” line is a cable, guides and a SIM tool on all seven phones we read. Nothing adds a case and a pre-applied screen protector to the Phone (3) and Phone (4a) Pro, alongside a 100 cm USB-C cable, but no charger.
OnePlus: the three that include one
The OnePlus 15 and 15R list “Charger” and the OnePlus 13 lists a “SUPERVOOC Power Adapter”. OnePlus does not give the boxed charger’s wattage on those pages. The OnePlus 13 is the one phone in the table whose cable is USB-A to USB-C, and it also lists a “USB Dongle”.
What charger to buy
Use the figure the maker names for your phone, in the table above, as the floor. These are the makers’ own conditions:
- iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo. Apple’s fast-charge note asks for a “60W-capable USB‑C cable and USB PD 3.1 (or better) power adapters with Adjustable Voltage Supply (AVS)” for the 18 Pro, and a 60W-capable cable with a USB PD adapter for the Duo.
- iPhone 17. A 40W adapter or higher for 50% in 20 minutes. The iPhone 16, 17e and Air reach 50% in 30 minutes from 20W.
- Pixel. Google names a “USB-C® PPS charger”: 30W or higher for the Pixel 11, 11 Pro and Fold, 45W or higher for the 11 Pro XL and 10a.
- Motorola. The pages name Motorola TurboPower chargers. The moto g power (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab) reaches its 30W maximum only with a “TurboPower™ 33W charger or higher”, and the g stylus (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab) with a 68W one; Motorola says higher chargers will not raise the maximum.
- Nothing Phone (4a) Pro. Nothing lists the protocols it accepts, including PPS and PD3.0, for its 50W.
- Samsung. Its buy pages point you to an existing plug or Samsung’s own store; our Galaxy S26 range guide lists the wired speed of each S26 model from Samsung’s launch releases.
A bigger brick does not make a phone charge faster than its own limit, because the phone decides how much power it takes, not the charger.
If the gift is travelling, chargers rated 100–240V need only a plug adapter abroad.
Questions people ask
Does the iPhone come with a charger?
No. Every iPhone on Apple’s US site that we read, from the iPhone 16 to the iPhone Duo, lists “USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)” in the box and no power adapter. Apple’s charging lines call the adapter “available separately”.
Do Samsung phones come with a charger?
Not the Galaxy S26, S26 Ultra or A17 5G. Samsung’s US store lists a smartphone, a data cable and an ejection pin, and says its smartphones “do not come with a charger plug in the box” to reduce e-waste.
Does the Pixel 11 come with a charger?
No. Google lists a 1 m USB-C to USB-C cable for each Pixel 11 model and the Pixel 10a, plus a SIM tool on the Fold and 10a, and its battery footnote says “Adapters sold separately.”
Which phones still come with a charger in the box?
Of the 27 phones we read on six makers’ US sites, the OnePlus 15, 15R and 13. Their box lists name “Charger” or “SUPERVOOC Power Adapter”. OnePlus does not state that charger’s wattage on those pages.
What charger do I need for a new iPhone?
It depends on the model. Apple’s fast-charge figures use a 20W adapter or higher for the iPhone 16, 17e and Air, 40W or higher for the iPhone 17, and a 60W-capable adapter for the iPhone Duo and 18 Pro. For the 18 Pro, Apple also asks for USB PD 3.1 with Adjustable Voltage Supply.
Does a Motorola razr come with a charger?
No. Motorola lists “USB Type-C cable · Guides · SIM tool” in the box for the razr, razr+, razr ultra and razr fold. The pages name the wired charging speeds, from 30W on the razr to 80W on the razr fold.
How we researched this
No one at bitcritiq has handled this product. Everything here comes from published sources, listed below.
- What this cannot tell you
- Samsung sells more phones than the three we read (the S26+, S26 FE and other A-series models); its box disclaimer is worded for “our Smartphones” in general, but we list only the three pages read. Motorola’s signature 27 page showed no box list when we read it, and we did not read the motorola edge, so neither is in the table. Phones bought from a carrier may ship in a different box; we read the makers’ own unlocked or US store pages. Samsung’s buy pages do not state a charging wattage beside the box list, so the table leaves it blank. Apple states the adapter it tested for a fast-charge time rather than a maximum wattage. Google’s Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL share a page, and we matched its two fast-charging lines to the two phones in the order the page lists them. We have not charged any of these phones.
How we chose this, and what we did
- Why this subject
- “Does a new phone come with a charger?” is a gift-season and new-phone question with a yes-or-no answer that differs by maker, and that a buyer cannot see until the box is open. We answer it from each maker’s own US box list rather than from memory of what used to be included.
- How we looked at it
- Read on 11 November 2026 through a browser, from each maker’s US site. Apple: the tech-specs pages for every iPhone in the iPhone menu of apple.com/iphone (iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max on one page, iPhone Air, iPhone 17, iPhone 17e, iPhone 16), section “In the Box”. Samsung: the US store buy pages for the unlocked Galaxy S26, S26 Ultra and A17 5G, section “What’s in the Box”, including the disclaimer under it. Google: the Google Store US spec pages for Pixel 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro XL (one page), 11 Pro Fold and 10a, section “What’s in the box”. Motorola: the US product pages for moto g, moto g power, moto g stylus, razr, razr+ and razr ultra (all 2026) and razr fold, tech-spec group “In the Box”, line “Components”. OnePlus: the US spec pages for OnePlus 15, 15R and 13, section “In The Box”. Nothing: the US product pages for Phone (3) and Phone (4a) Pro, the two phones on its US phones collection, section “In the box”. Charging figures are from the same page as each box list. Absence of an adapter is read against a control on the same list: every list we counted names its cable (Apple “USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)”, Samsung “Data Cable”, Google “1 m USB-C® to USB-C® cable”, Motorola “USB Type-C cable” or “Cable”, Nothing “NOTHING CABLE (C-C) 100 CM”), so a missing adapter is not a list cut short. Count: 7 Apple, 3 Samsung, 5 Google, 7 Motorola, 3 OnePlus and 2 Nothing models, 27 rows in the table.
What this rests on
6 claims, all official. Nothing here was measured by bitcritiq — see how we test for why. Open a claim to read the source it came from.
Apple’s current iPhones ship with a USB-C charge cable and no power adapter.Official
“In the Box” on each of the six iPhone tech-specs pages read: “iPhone with iOS 27” (iOS on the iPhone 16 page), “USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)”, plus “Documentation” on four of them. The charging lines on the same pages name adapters as “(available separately)”.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26, S26 Ultra and A17 5G ship with a data cable and no charger plug.Official
“What’s in the Box”: “1. Smartphone | 2. Data Cable | 3. Ejection Pin”, with the disclaimer “*In order to reduce e-waste, our Smartphones do not come with a charger plug in the box. You can use your existing charger plug together with the included USB Type-C data cable, or purchase a new one from samsung.com”.
Google’s Pixel 11 phones and Pixel 10a ship with a USB-C to USB-C cable and no adapter.Official
“What’s in the box”: “1 m USB-C® to USB-C® cable (USB 2.0, 2nd gen)” (Pixel 10a: “(USB 2.0)”), plus “SIM tool” on the Fold and 10a. The battery footnote on each page: “Adapters sold separately.”
Motorola’s moto g and razr phones read list a cable, guides and a SIM tool in the box.Official
“In the Box”, “Components”: moto g and moto g power “USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable, Guides, SIM tool”; razr, razr+, razr ultra and razr fold “USB Type-C cable · Guides · SIM tool”; moto g stylus “Cable, Guides, SIM tool”.
OnePlus 15, 15R and 13 include a charger, and the OnePlus 13’s cable is USB-A to USB-C.Official
“In The Box”: OnePlus 15 “Charger / USB data cable / SIM Ejector Tool”; OnePlus 15R “Charger / USB Data Cable”; OnePlus 13 “SUPERVOOC Power Adapter / Type-A to C Cable / Quick Start Guide / SIM Tray Ejector / USB Dongle”.
Nothing’s Phone (3) and Phone (4a) Pro include a USB-C cable, a case and a pre-applied screen protector, and no charger.Official
“In the box”: “NOTHING PHONE (3) / NOTHING CABLE (C-C) 100 CM / PHONE (3) CASE / PHONE (3) SCREEN PROTECTOR (PRE-APPLIED) / SIM TRAY EJECTOR TOOL / SAFETY INFORMATION AND WARRANTY CARD”; the Phone (4a) Pro list has the same items for that model.
Sources 27
- iPhone — Apple (US iPhone menu)Officialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- iPhone Duo — Technical Specifications — AppleOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max — Technical Specifications — AppleOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- iPhone Air — Technical Specifications — AppleOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
Show 23 more · 23 official or standards
- iPhone 17 — Technical Specifications — AppleOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- iPhone 17e — Technical Specifications — AppleOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- iPhone 16 — Technical Specifications — AppleOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- Unlocked Galaxy S26 256GB — Samsung US storeOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- Unlocked Galaxy S26 Ultra 512GB — Samsung US storeOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- Galaxy A17 5G 128GB — Samsung US storeOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- Google Pixel 11 Specs — Google Store USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- Google Pixel 11 Pro & 11 Pro XL Technical Specs — Google Store USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold Full Technical Specs — Google Store USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- Explore the Pixel 10a Specs — Google Store USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- moto g – 2026 — Motorola USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- moto g power – 2026 — Motorola USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- moto g stylus – 2026 — Motorola USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- motorola razr – 2026 — Motorola USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- motorola razr+ – 2026 — Motorola USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- motorola razr ultra – 2026 — Motorola USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- motorola razr fold — Motorola USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- OnePlus 15 Specs — OnePlus USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- OnePlus 15R Specs — OnePlus USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- OnePlus 13 Specs — OnePlus North AmericaOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- Phones — Nothing USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- Phone (3) — Nothing USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
- Phone (4a) Pro — Nothing USOfficialaccessed Nov 11, 2026
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