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.
It might be harder to pull that off without making the phone thicker in the process, but still possible.
They might just abandon the water resistance and blame the regulators, that’s what I’m afraid of.
I don’t really care about thickness, though I would rather the thickness be used for a larger battery than for a replaceable battery.
Yup, and most regular users end up using phones for stuff which even a 4 or 5 year old phone would suffice. Except for the battery which keeps on degrading over the years.
I’m just a little cautious, because easily replaceable batteries will further dent phone sales in general, there could potentially be a marked increase in phone prices once this regulation comes into effect.
Of course people been asking for that for years and they never do. So that part of larger battery in exchange for having an enclosed system has sailed long ago. It’s as likely as headphone jacks coming back.
Well headphone jacks should come back. I have a headphone jack on my Motorola g73, and it was one of the reasons I got it.
they never do.
You can get cell phones with gargantuan batteries, but you’re going to be getting off-brand phones out of China.
https://www.techradar.com/features/weve-tested-the-5g-smartphone-with-the-worlds-largest-battery
