Sweeping new law will force replaceable batteries on smartphones in the EU
Sweeping new law will force replaceable batteries on smartphones in the EU
A new EU law will require smartphones to have easily replaceable batteries. This could change the very fundamentals of the modern phone.
I saw an article in German earlier today but I couldn't find it right now.
Basically this law has some exceptions e.g. products that are waterproof. Iirc, smartphones had some rule that more or less excluded them as well. Nonetheless, it's a step in the right direction.
This is great news! The lack of replaceable batteries in most newer phones is probably the biggest reason why I'm still holding on to my S5.
pleaseeeeeeee bring this to the u.s. 🤞
As long as they're not region locked, you should hopefully be able to import them if nothing else. I'd absolutely pay some extra import costs to be able to easily swap out my battery.
you're right :D i'd have to make sure all the cellular bands work but yeah, i'm with you, replacable batteries are awesome. would help reduce on ewaste, too!
Same. I'm perfectly happy with my current phone. Especially when the changes to knew phones tends to be less and less now, and its mostly just adding more power which I currently dont need. I plan to get the battery changed in probably another year to stretch out its use. But it's gonna cost me money to get it done. So with my next phone I might as well just pay to get it shipped instead of having to take it to someone.
In most cases, when the EU passes a law to make something happen, it's cheaper for manufacturers to make that EU-compliant device available worldwide rather than make a specific version just for the EU market. So, I'd expect user-replaceable batteries in flagship smartphones to be available in the US by 2027 also.
i read something like that somewhere and forgot about it and you totally reminded me of that concept :D thank you 💙
I'm hoping that, similar to USB-C, this just forces Apple to make the iPhone better.
lol the eu has to continue to strangle apple to stop propritarizing(?)
We need this everywhere...
Most likely will, since manufacturers won't want to design multiple models with and without replaceable batteries for the most part.
It will most likely come at the cost of water resistance and thicker phones.
I can't wait to see this, the easily replaceable battery was half the reason I got a fairphone
Thank god. I really missed this in older mobiles, you'd have to pay insane amounts to get your battery replaced on specific mobile phones nowadays. I miss being able to pop off the back and just swap batteries.
Is there an example of a waterproof phone with replaceable battery?
Not that I'm aware of, but I've lost 0 phones to water and many phones to failing batteries, so I'll take that trade.
The 2014 Samsung Galaxy S5 had a removable battery and IP67 rating.
Ok so it’s an option, nice.
All recent Galaxy Xcover phones have both an IP rating and removable batteries.
I have Samsungs Xcover 5. It is IP68, and very user servicable. Toolless battery replacement.
Good news. Mine (Fairphone 3+) already has one, as will my next (Fairphone 4).