Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.

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.
  • 🐱TheCat@sh.itjust.works
    16·
    1 年前

    a lot of industries seem to solve problems well initially, then backtrack and make their product purposefully shitty in order to capture more revenue.