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It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 169 points 2 years ago (35 children)

Remember that consumers expect certain things from smartphones nowadays, which will mean that OEMs can’t just go back to the old way of doing things. An IP68 rating would be very difficult to obtain while still offering a premium-feeling device with an easily replaceable battery, for example. These are hurdles OEMs will need to get over to be in compliance.

this is straight-up BS. there were many phones with ip68 and user-replacable batteries back when sealing the battery in a phone was frowned upon. not all but many.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 2 years ago (7 children)

The term "premium-feeling" does a lot of heavy lifting in that paragraph, one might almost say that it's a bit subjective.

[–] Mongostein 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think it would be pretty premium if I could have a spare battery on the charger for a quick swap rather than relying on a cable to charge my phone.

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

Move over 2010. Who uses a cable?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I do? And most people I know?

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