It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 - eviltoast
Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.

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.
  • Fritee@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    To add, I think the batter capacity of a fairphone is 3905 mAh while eg Pixel 7 has 4355 so the diff is only ~10%

    If I can replace a battery without throwing away the phone, I’d definitely be OK with 10% battery reduction