▲ 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.
[–] oldfart@lemm.ee 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) How much time do you think it takes to design a new phone? A week, because a car takes 5 years and a phone is 1/250 the size of a car? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reclipse@lemdro.id [S] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Solid logic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hang on, I'm going to take five minutes to invent some nano-technology that'll cure all diseases. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ScorpionFrog@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Why didn't we think of this before? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] reclipse@lemdro.id [S] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Solid logic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hang on, I'm going to take five minutes to invent some nano-technology that'll cure all diseases. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ScorpionFrog@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Why didn't we think of this before? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hang on, I'm going to take five minutes to invent some nano-technology that'll cure all diseases. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ScorpionFrog@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Why didn't we think of this before? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ScorpionFrog@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Why didn't we think of this before? permalink fedilink source parent