▲ 310 ▼ EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027 (www.pcmag.com) submitted 3 years ago by dirkgentle@lemmy.ca to c/technology@beehaw.org 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kirpy@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Anyone else thinking about how their phone is going to be water proof made this way? I kinda like the comfort of them being waterproof. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] variants_of_concern@lemmy.one 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) probably the same way most waterproof devices with removable batteries, like action cams, they use rubber gaskets permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kirpy@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 point 3 years ago I suppose, and the sim cards use that. Guess I have to see it in action without the batteries becoming too small or the phone too fat. Never occurred to me people thought companies made these phones for naferious/profit purposes. I usually buy used yet only had batteries go bad after years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] variants_of_concern@lemmy.one 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) probably the same way most waterproof devices with removable batteries, like action cams, they use rubber gaskets permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kirpy@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 point 3 years ago I suppose, and the sim cards use that. Guess I have to see it in action without the batteries becoming too small or the phone too fat. Never occurred to me people thought companies made these phones for naferious/profit purposes. I usually buy used yet only had batteries go bad after years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kirpy@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 point 3 years ago I suppose, and the sim cards use that. Guess I have to see it in action without the batteries becoming too small or the phone too fat. Never occurred to me people thought companies made these phones for naferious/profit purposes. I usually buy used yet only had batteries go bad after years. permalink fedilink source parent