European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries

Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by JohnFen on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:55PM (#36362902)

All I'm saying is that you used to be able to get smartphones that were like this, and they weren't any more expensive than any other smartphones. (EDIT: I was wrong, they were about $25 more expensive.)

So this is demonstrably possible. The only reason I can think of that it's not done anymore is cost savings.

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by Sander_Marechal on Friday June 16, 2023 @06:10PM (#36364605)

And shaving 0.3mm of the thickness!

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by kaba0 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @04:57AM (#36368509)

Modern phones are packed to the brim with features. My phone has a goddamn LIDAR scanner! I really don’t think it is feasible anymore, and I think most people would prefer an extra 2-300 mAh over swappable battery. Of course replacing it once by a dedicated shop each 3 years should be possible.

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