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

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

  • Mystify0771OP
    12•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.
    • gdbjr
      4•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.

    • lemonflavoured
      1•1 year ago

      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.