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.
Yeah, exactly that. It’s a lot easier than it sounds. I was surprised myself on my first try, then it a few more times. But even if you’re not comfortable doing it, I don’t know how it is in your place, but in my hometown there are tiny repair shops in every mall and every corner in between, that could do this for you in less than an hour. Most of those shops jobs are not batteries, though, nor screens, but broken usb ports, and you can’t make those swappable :(
That is way more complicated than not should be.
Why should I put up with that rather than just taken the back off and pop it out?
Less weight, less thickness, increased durability, reduced cost.
The downsides are:
- You can’t carry spares (Just use a power bank)
- You’ll have to pay like $30 to swap the battery (You probably never would, worst case scenario is you’d do it twice over phone’s lifetime)
Please explain why a phone would need to weigh more, be less durable and be thicker simply because it has a usable replaceable battery. The battery would surely be the same size and regardless.