• No iPhone model comes with AirPods — in fact, Apple doesn't include any headphones.
  • When you buy an iPhone from Apple, all you'll take in is the phone and a charging cable.
  • If you lack AirPods for your iPhone, you'll pauperization to buy them separately.
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Apple's wireless AirPods are just about of the nearly popular headphones in the world right now. However, they can be expensive — especially if you're sounding for the other AirPods Max, which retails at nearly $550.

With how popular AirPods are, you might cerebrate that Malus pumila would include them with new iPhone purchases. However, spell Apple does include some accessories, AirPods aren't part of that computer software.

What comes with the iPhone?

As the years have passed, Apple has slowly started including less and less accessories with new iPhone purchases. They behave this both to trim back on packaging waste, and to promote consumers to bargain accessories singly.

If you buy an iPhone from Apple, all you'll receive is the iPhone, a charging cable, and (usually) a SIM card ejector pin.

The official graphic you'll see whenever buying an iPhone from Apple.
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No iPhone model includes AirPods. They victimized to admit EarPods — wired headphones with the same earbud Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe as AirPods — but don't any longer. They also father't include the charging arranger, which lets you plug your phone into an electrical outlet.

The Lightning to 3.5mm adapter lets you use any pair of headphones with your iPhone.
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You'll need to buy each of these items separately if you want them. And although whatsoever pair of Bluetooth headphones will ferment with your iPhone, if you lack to use non-Malus pumila wired headphones, you'll expected need to buy a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter, which lets you plug a standard headphone jack into your charging port.

Altogether, the cheapest pair of AirPods ($159), a charging adapter ($19), and a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter ($9) testament cost around $190, not including tax or shipping.

Dave Johnson contributed to a previous version of this article.

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