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EU votes for smartphones having user-replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.pcmag.com)

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Now it seems Apple will need to figure out how to allow access to the battery inside future iPhones, as will every other smartphone manufacturer.

There's nothing to figure out. All manufacturers have already used removable batteries in the past. Just blow the dust off the old designs and adapt them!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (6 children)

There will be a lot to figure out. The new designs provide features that the old ones couldn't- and there are very few people who would prioritize a replaceable battery over other features.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I think it's extremely hard to tell what people would prioritize. If you aks them hypothetically, everyone probably is some green warrior for mother earth. But then when push comes to shove, the industry will give them the choice between a flagship phone, glued all around, and a phone with a removable battery with all the greatest specs from five years ago. Of course many will chose the glued one, and then some people will be like "welp, the free market has decided". 🤷

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

greatest specs from five years ago. Of course many will chose the glued ond, and then some people will be like "welp, the free market has decided". 🤷

This whole practice infuriates me to no end. The market has never truly been given a choice in any of these changes since every phone worth buying has copied the others (removing headphone jack, replaceable batteries, SD card slot, no charger, etc) all around the same time. Never stops sycophants from telling the rest of us that nobody wants these features 'becuz da market sayz so.'

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