▲ 1133 ▼ EU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide; no more glued together junk! (www.youtube.com) submitted 3 years ago by Roman0@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world 266 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ClassyDave@kbin.social 12 points 3 years ago (2 children) Wonder if phone manufacturers will fragment their offerings to satisfy EU requirements or if we'll all end up with removable batteries. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] moridinbg@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) It will be a pretty major redesign of the chasis and body to accommodate a removable battery and the cover, so I think it would make little economical sense to maintain two designs for every phone sold here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sentientLasagna@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago I’m wondering how ‘user replaceable’ is defined. Will we get backs that just pop off, or do they just need to be easier to replace? (No glue or proprietary tools required) permalink fedilink source parent [–] DannyBoy@mastodon.ie 2 points 3 years ago @ClassyDave @Roman0 Let's hope that it doesn't happen. Also it could create a black market for exported/imported European phones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moridinbg@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) It will be a pretty major redesign of the chasis and body to accommodate a removable battery and the cover, so I think it would make little economical sense to maintain two designs for every phone sold here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sentientLasagna@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago I’m wondering how ‘user replaceable’ is defined. Will we get backs that just pop off, or do they just need to be easier to replace? (No glue or proprietary tools required) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sentientLasagna@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago I’m wondering how ‘user replaceable’ is defined. Will we get backs that just pop off, or do they just need to be easier to replace? (No glue or proprietary tools required) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DannyBoy@mastodon.ie 2 points 3 years ago @ClassyDave @Roman0 Let's hope that it doesn't happen. Also it could create a black market for exported/imported European phones. permalink fedilink source parent