Mastodawn

Reclipse Jul 14, 2023

It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027

https://lemdro.id/post/72069

It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 - Lemdro.id

### 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.

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Gabadabs Jul 14, 2023

I'm not getting my hopes up, but I'd like to see this influence the smartphones being sold in the US as well. One of the primary things that keeps me replacing my smartphones is battery life, so being able to replace the battery would be incredible.

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dan1101

In my Android experience if you have an unpopular/old phone, years later many of the new batteries you buy aren’t much good. That or the radio frequencies change and you need a new phone for that. But still 4-5 years on a phone should be doable.