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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by evilos on Friday June 16, 2023 @09:00PM (#36366049)
These phones have been made before at scale, I'm sure we could manage: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s5-6033.php

> What is the point of replacing a battery when the charging port, headphone jack, physical buttons, touch screen, etc are spec'd to fail well before the average battery does

Parts often/usually last far in excess of what they're spec'd for as I'm sure you know. And many of the things you list aren't critical to operation like the battery is.

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by scarface_74 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @02:04AM (#36367718)
And they also required the flap to be closed for it to be water resistant.
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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by evilos on Saturday June 17, 2023 @04:21AM (#36368326)
Yes but USB C has solved that problem.
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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by scarface_74 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @04:22AM (#36368333)
Which modern phone has a removable battery and is water resistant?

The vaunted Samsung s5, you still had to make sure that the battery was very secure and just right.

> https://www.gottabemobile.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-water-test-d...

> If you remove the battery, the Galaxy S5 will remind you to make sure the back cover is back in place securely.

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by evilos on Saturday June 17, 2023 @05:04AM (#36368543)
Apparently the brand new iphone 14! https://www.ifixit.com/News/64865/iphone-14-teardown

The new law apparently doesn't require a user to be able to replace the battery by hand. Just that it is serviceable.

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by scarface_74 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @07:57AM (#36369446)
The iPhone has always been serviceable by an authorized Apple dealer or if you’re good enough and brave enough by the end user wiling to use the iFixit guide.
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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by evilos on Saturday June 17, 2023 @10:57AM (#36370736)
So, you're saying the answer to your own question was "basically all iphones"?

I think the new law would basically mean the end user doesn't have to deal with glue now at least.

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by scarface_74 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @11:15AM (#36370906)
The answer to my question - was that you could spend $69 - $99 to get a battery replaced by an authorized Apple provider and if they broke something or didn’t do it right, it would be covered under warranty.
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