▲ 1375 ▼ It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.androidauthority.com) submitted 3 years ago by reclipse@lemdro.id to c/android@lemdro.id 239 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] reclipse@lemdro.id [S] 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not having SD card is real painful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] catharticrespite@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago Between basic storage being so much larger than it used to be (the 4-8GB days were brutal) and USB-C flash drives that can plug into your charging port, I seldom miss them these days Still sucks that they removed them as an option though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] catharticrespite@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago Between basic storage being so much larger than it used to be (the 4-8GB days were brutal) and USB-C flash drives that can plug into your charging port, I seldom miss them these days Still sucks that they removed them as an option though permalink fedilink source parent