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EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027 (www.pcmag.com)
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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

2027 seems kinda weak sauce. Maybe it is more reasonable than I feel given I don't know much about hardware design timelines, but I honestly was hoping for more of a middle finger to companies that have embraced the anti-consumer practice of using non-replaceable batteries.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Well if the deadline was 2025, then the EU just probably wouldn't have any new smart phones until 2027 anyway. I think its a decent compromise that gives manufacturers a chance to redesign their new models.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, as I said IDK what device timelines are, but for some reason I can't imagine apple not releasing an iPhone in the EU for 4 years... the charge port mandate was not super impactful/difficult for Apple to comply with. I am still not convinced Apple isn't going to drop the charge port entirely in favor of their magsafe wireless thing (again, anti-consumer IMO), or at the very least will be putting out an EU-only SKU with USB-C.

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