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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined

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[–] Frub@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (11 children)

As long as they can engineer a water resistant phone with these guidelines I'm all for it.

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[–] saltedFish@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm afraid they will still find ways to make replacements expensive

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[–] Teritz@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Waterprood Devuces do not need a Changeable Batterie because its a Loophole in the Paper

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[–] Lemmyatem@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Now upgradable storage and memory on apple computers please

[–] Smacks@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This needs to be sooner, they 100% have the ability to adhere to this law after the next generation

[–] wigit@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

No doubt an unpopular opinion, but I'd rather keep the IP rating than be able to swap my own battery without the phone becoming a literal brick.

I doubt this is a scenario where we can have both.

[–] angelfire@unilem.org 5 points 1 year ago

Galaxy S5 had a removable battery and IP67 and is a 2014 phone. The technology was there, so it has probably evolved enough in this 9 years.

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[–] ACabrio@feddit.ch 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] sushibowl@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago

This will come to other markets. The Brussels Effect is strong.

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