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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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[–] Deelala0516@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just hope the battery doesn't cost as much as a new phone would.

[–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The EU almost forced the phone industry to start using standardised/interchangeable batteries.

If the batteries cost as much as a new phone, they'll reconsider that decision.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's so dumb that a standard hasn't been developed yet. Like AA/C/D, 18650 batteries, etc. They could have modular batteries with different sizes and capacities that work interchangeably.

[–] bloodfart@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It took forty years for aa batteries to become a standard. They were a trademark type by I think everready.

[–] p1mrx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

BL-5C is becoming a de facto standard size for random electronics, but it's too small for a smartphone.

[–] voliol@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

From what I got from the article posted a few days ago, I believe it is by large a sustainability/climate effort, targeting all kinds of industry machinery batteries as well as phones. There is likely a bonus for end user usability, but that is relatively incidental.