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.
  • Infernoblaze47@mastodon.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    @traveler01 @ethd I think you may have a point buuut.

    If you can replace a battery super easy your probably more likely to have the same device for longer thus reducing e waste.

    Also it would have been better to force fully repairable phones I’m sure this is step 1 we are seeing now.

    • traveler01@lemdro.id
      13·
      1 year ago

      They should make less expensive to repair in my opinion. Also, if EU want so bad to reduce e-waste it should make repair shops tax exempt, plus the parts. It’s already mandatory for brands to supply parts for about 10 years as far as I know, the repair price just needs to get cheaper.