Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt...
by kaba0 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @05:09AM
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Iphones are arguably not too repairable, yet they absolutely dominate the whole market in their lifetimes - often having 2-3 owners.
Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt...
by evilos on Saturday June 17, 2023 @11:00AM
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Yeah iphones were premium/valuable enough that people would go through the trouble to repair them even if they had to deal with some glue.
With android phones the resale value/demand wasn't there (also due in part to bad software support lifetimes which would also need to be addressed) so they'd just get tossed/shelved after 2 to 3 years even if they were perfectly functional.
Honestly, it probably only adds a few bucks to the BOM and the consumer who doesn't care about repairability still likely comes out better off in the long run because their phone lasts them longer and/or resells for more because it isn't junk after 3 years.