It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027
It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027
Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.
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.
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It probably won't.
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Thinness is not necessarily something that's super important to most people.
Also, even if it was, my LG V20 is basically the same thickness as my iPhone 13. I say "basically" because the phone with a replaceable battery is actually slightly thinner in this comparison.
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@traveler01 @ethd I think you may have a point buuut.
If you can replace a battery super easy your probably more likely to have the same device for longer thus reducing e waste.
Also it would have been better to force fully repairable phones I'm sure this is step 1 we are seeing now.
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