“As users unbox their new Apple Watch units today, customers who bought the Sport version are receiving a bit of a surprise,” Benjamin Mayo reports for 9to5Mac. “The inductive charging cable bundled with Apple Watch Sport is actually made of plastic rather than the nice metal finishes of the more expensive stainless steel and gold watches.”
“The material is very similar to other Apple accessories which have white gloss exteriors,” Mayo reports. “It’s unclear why the Sport does not get the fancier cable: it may be simply for cost-saving purposes to maximize Apple’s bottom line or it may be a design choice to better match the materials of the Watch itself.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Oh, the humanity.