New EU legislation can bring back user-replaceable batteries
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- Anonymous
- K1L
- 21 Dec 2022
You know what will happen next with this? Apple doesnt include the battery with their iphones for "environment reason" and sadly every company will follow suit
- Koishi Komeiji
- rA9
- 21 Dec 2022
*EU forces every manufacturer phone use removeable battery due to new legislation*
people in Europe who hates e-waste: 😄
Apple when iPhone has non-removeable battery: 😒
- YUKI93
- K1F
- 21 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 21 Dec 2022Just go to service center to replace. No? You still have to... moreDon't come and cry here if you get ripped off by service centres.
- YUKI93
- K1F
- 21 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 21 Dec 2022move on already*laughs in Sony putting back the headphone jack since the 2020 Xperia 1 ii*
- YUKI93
- K1F
- 21 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 21 Dec 2022Thanks EU for saving us from evil greedy companies! Next up... moreFairphone is doing a five-year update policy. Germany is thinking about going as further as seven years of software support*.
*https://www.xda-developers.com/germany-smartphone-makers-7-years-software-updates/
- YUKI93
- K1F
- 21 Dec 2022
AnonD-1058210, 21 Dec 2022Why in the world would you want to remove battery jeeez in ... moreSo having the ability to easily replace the battery without sending the phone to a repair centre and having a second backup for an emergency is bad? Weird flex, but okay.
- YUKI93
- K1F
- 21 Dec 2022
About time! I definitely want to see the Fairphone effect on all future smartphones. Not everyone always replaces smartphones every year or two.
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- AnonD-1058210
- Cx@
- 21 Dec 2022
jeesus so many comments .. removable batteries fans has extra Christmas???
Good luck you having no durable but weak phones...
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- AnonD-1058210
- Cx@
- 21 Dec 2022
Why in the world would you want to remove battery jeeez in that eu parliament must be specific tech person employed and giving to those thick head people who are in power particular brains and they just listening him and taking this crap into real consideration ..
Aaaahh weeelll....
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- AnonD-1037771
- 3RM
- 21 Dec 2022
Wow! I'm so proud that I live in Europe ! 👽❤️🇪🇺
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- VRT
- 0Jr
- 21 Dec 2022
Wow that's a good law, especially for the recycling part. It's also quite protectionist in the end, since there is zero of those materials on the EU territory. Forcing recycling will reduce dependence from China
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- Anonymous
- eW6
- 21 Dec 2022
Thanks EU for saving us from evil greedy companies! Next up - mandate 3.5mm jack, SD card, FM radio, minimum 5 android updates and unlocked bootloader.
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- Anonymous
- Hkt
- 21 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 21 Dec 2022They'd rather make mandatory 10 years of security upda... moresure ... but you'll have to pay for those updated.
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- Swaraj
- Hkt
- 21 Dec 2022
walkman8, 21 Dec 2022It's like EU is trying to be ostracized by major phone... moreI live in India. in my experience removable battery is a good move . here 3rd party repair service put non standard SMALL baterry inside phones and just use glue to keep the phone from sound like ludo dice . and there's no way for us to know because the panel in glued . it happened with my nokia 6.1 plus .millions of simple people have been scammed like this i am sure .I think India should at least mandate removable battery as well.
beside why are you taking manufacturer side in this ?? keep in mind that not all people can afford to pay 100 dollars to authorised service center to replace their battery ,whereas the 4yo phon's main board might be on it's last leg. when the main board die the brand new battery just turn into ewaste. I say let them trillion dollar company get off their lazy Butt and find a way
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- Anonymous
- khY
- 21 Dec 2022
Finally a good move.
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- Ray
- sme
- 21 Dec 2022
Xiaomi has the best battery removal latch, the battery xomes out with no hassle and without bending.
Apple pull tabs are horrendous, it's impossible to remove the battery without damaging it.
Samsung devices needs heating, but can be removed quite easily.
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- Anonymous
- d%{
- 21 Dec 2022
I had galaxy s5 for 3 years and when was the time to change battery there was only some chinese ones which where crap. If they want to implement this law, they need to control batteries market as well.
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- Anonymous
- U@6
- 21 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 21 Dec 2022agree and disagree... i worries about fake Chinese ba... moreEU have clearly mentioned the recyclable content in the battery,and it's requirements are increasing till 2030,, so cheap Chinese batteries are already toast
- EskeRahn
- n4L
- 21 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 21 Dec 2022Problem isn't having non-replaceable batteries, but ra... moreIt certainly would be better for the consumer with a limited number of standard batteries, but that would be even harder to implement, as it would limit the design options for those creating the interior design of a new device.
But even a number as big as 100 different standard batteries would be better than the current situation.