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

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.
  • Infernoblaze47@mastodon.social
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    1 year ago

    @traveler01 @ethd I think you may have a point buuut.

    If you can replace a battery super easy your probably more likely to have the same device for longer thus reducing e waste.

    Also it would have been better to force fully repairable phones I’m sure this is step 1 we are seeing now.