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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU (mashable.com)

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

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[–] 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.

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[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

God bless the EU. They are just so far ahead of the rest of the world on consumer protection (and much else). Will hopefully force everyone else into compliance.

[–] Demographics@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, would it be possible to get an eu model with any chance of working here in the U.S? I love a removable battery

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[–] poopiddy@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago

fuck yeah!! eu rules!

[–] Appointee4912@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Speaking of this topic, can someone recommend some "free" phone, free as in speech, with disk storage of at least 0.75 TB (with or without sd card)?

I wanted to get a pixel and install graphene on it, but the max storage there is 256 GB, which is miserably low, with no sd card. I'm considering Fairphone. Any suggestions?

[–] wasp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The heck is a "free speech" phone? Very few phones prevent you from unlocking the bootloader and putting whatever software you want on it. The problem is what software do you want?

If you're concerned about Google snooping on you, first off, get an iPhone. (They are marginally less snoopy, but it's still not great.)

If you're concerned about stock android, buy any smartphone and put Lineage or Graphene on it. You can then install Google's services on it if you want (play store!), but at that point I'd save your time and stick with the normal version of Android that shipped with your phone.

If you're really concerned about FOSS and having control of your device, put a Linux mobile distro on your phone - see here. Be warned, even the best mobile Linux distros are miles behind Android in terms of usability for the average user. If you want to go all in on open source, get a Pinephone or Fairphone and put Linux on it.

As a note of caution, lots of people (including me) think they want a FOSS device until they have to use one. You can totally go FOSS and fully libre, but it does come at the expense of convenience. I am quite happy with my pixel with stock android and all of the convenience that provides, but each to their own.

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