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

  • Frub@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

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

    • Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      They have in the past and then they decided, no, let’s say it’s too difficult and use it as one of the excuses to guarantee limited lifetime of a product.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah that was honestly my only concern with this. That and durability. But it doesn’t really seem like a problem. Replaceable batteries also means replaceable back glass (or screen?) So that’s awesome.

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      1 year ago

      I have think really really hard to find an event in the last 14years where I would have needed a water resistant phone. It doesn’t need to be IP67

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        1 year ago

        It’s not that you need it. It’s just that you’ll thank yourself if you drop it in water or if you wanna use it in certain weather

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          1 year ago

          I don’t say I would need it, but that’s not an excuse to not have replaceable battery. A so called waterproof sticker is $0.05. So, it could be sold with the new battery.

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        1 year ago

        I personally have been bringing my phone in the shower for years. It also gives me peace of mind when I’m doing outdoor activities around water.

        I remember once I had my phone in my pocket at a party before they were water resistant and I got knocked into the pool. Would have been all set if that phone had water resistance.

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          1 year ago

          I personally have been bringing my phone in the shower for years.

          total valide use case. (hem!)

          In my mind, in a shower, I use both hands and it doesn’t take more than 5min.

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            1 year ago

            Yeah generally I just finish what I was reading while I let the water warm me up. Then put my phone down and wash up. I suppose I only do this because the phone is water resistant, versus buying a water resistant phone because I need to bring it in the shower.