New EU regulations mandate user-replaceable batteries in iPhones

https://sh.itjust.works/post/1118752

New EU regulations mandate user-replaceable batteries in iPhones - sh.itjust.works

Wonder if they will make EU-only variant of hardware and software which will be like totally different phone. They already did sideloading, USB-C and now this. What next?
EU iPhone 14 Pro also has a physical SIM card slot.
You know I just realized this myself a month or so ago. I swore my 14 had a SIM card slot. I was arguing about it with a friend. and whatta ya know, it’s “there” just glued in and inaccessible. That is some straight up bullshit.
It’s an eSIM. I’ve switched carriers 2 using just the eSIM in my iPhone 13. What is the problem with that?

No problem at all. I like eSIM. I wasn’t complaining, It just caught me off guard. Why block the physical sim card try? If it’s an option else where, why am I restricted?

Also, I have old parents. It’s not easy for them to figure this out (as much as I try to explain these things to them) if they are traveling abroad. They just see it as barrier instead of just popping in a local sim card.

However I’m not sure that every carrier around the world has esim, so for travelling its easier to go have a physical sim currently