EU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide; no more glued together junk! - eviltoast
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2020/0798/COM_COM(2020)0798_EN.pdfhttps://wccftech.com/new-eu-law-d...
  • got2best@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Do y’all remember the days when you dropped your phone and it exploded into 3 or 4 pieces? 🤣 Those were the good days.

    • dustojnikhummer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Three. Battery, cover and the rest. Weirdly, no damage to the plastic display. How? I guess it was the weather bezel

      • Overzeetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        And when you scratched up the back you bought a new one for $12. No $200 glass or machined aluminum cases that we put $35 covers on just to protect them from every day use.