It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027
It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027
Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.
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TL;DR
- The European Council has ended its adoption procedure for rules related to phones with replaceable batteries.
- By 2027, all phones released in the EU must have a battery the user can easily replace with no tools or expertise.
- The regulation intends to introduce a circular economy for batteries.
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They should do the same for laptops
27 1 ReplyI think laptops are also covered.
21 0 ReplyIndeed in the article it says all battery powered devices... Does that also mean somehow headphones(wireless) earbuds, watches, etc
17 0 ReplyThey have standard lithium ion sizes that are tiny; there's no reason why they couldn't add threading to earbuds so that you could unscrew them.
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i really hope the framework already qualifies, would suck to lose that upgrade path
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Try everything that uses a battery
4 0 ReplyAnd electric cars. I wish you could swap a battery out at a gas station as easily as I can swap out a propane tank.
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