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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined

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[–] Frub@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (11 children)

As long as they can engineer a water resistant phone with these guidelines I'm all for it.

[–] Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They have in the past and then they decided, no, let's say it's too difficult and use it as one of the excuses to guarantee limited lifetime of a product.

[–] Frub@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah that was honestly my only concern with this. That and durability. But it doesn't really seem like a problem. Replaceable batteries also means replaceable back glass (or screen?) So that's awesome.

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