Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won’t anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.

  • Mystify0771@kbin.socialOP
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    1 year ago

    TL;DR

    • The European Council has ended its adoption procedure for rules related to phones with replaceable batteries.
    • By 2027, all phones released in the EU must have a battery the user can easily replace with no tools or expertise.
    • The regulation intends to introduce a circular economy for batteries.
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      1 year ago

      Am I missing something? I read the European report like 8 times and no where does it mention replaced without tools. Most of it talks about controlling the lifecycle of the battery.

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      Assuming that ends up being the case then it sounds like a good idea. I do wonder if it will lead to a generation or two of phones with utterly crap battery life though.