AccidentalLemmingJul 12, 2023

EU will require removable batteries from 2027

https://lemmy.world/post/1397803

EU will require removable batteries from 2027 - Lemmy.world

It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article: > The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.

Show threadAb_intraJul 12, 2023
This is great. Now the producers of smartphones will have to make their design around this!
Show threadScanzyJul 12, 2023

I agree with all of the other regulations, but this one doesn’t seem like a good thing.

Phones with internal batteries are arguably better for a variety of different reasons. I don’t want any more flimsy phone bodies like the old androids. As long as the phone can be easily serviced, I think that is enough.

Show threadN1cknamedJul 12, 2023
Not sure how removable batteries make a phone more flimsy. The back might pop off when you drop it, sure, but isn’t that preferable to having it crack?
Show threaddreadedsemiJul 12, 2023
What about water proofing? To make it popoff I guess they have to make it thicker. No expert here though.
Show threaddanc4498Jul 12, 2023
Waterproofing is what came to my mind.
Show threadQuinceDaPence
Samsung used to make the "Active" lne of Galaxy phones which were waterproof shock resistent and had removable backs and batteries and a way for the phone to detect if the back was properly sealed.
Jul 12, 2023 at 9:35pmWeb