The Sony Xperia 10 VII is shipping without a USB charging cable This will save Sony money but its environmental impact is less clear It's likely other brands will start doing the same In a move that was perhaps inevitable, a phone has now launched without a USB charging cable in the box. That phone – the Sony Xperia 10 VII – is probably not one that too many people planned to buy anyway, but it is a notable shift. This news came to our attention thanks to Reddit poster Brick_Fish (via Android