All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined

  • @Frub@lemm.ee
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    711 months ago

    As long as they can engineer a water resistant phone with these guidelines I’m all for it.

    • @Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      911 months ago

      They have in the past and then they decided, no, let’s say it’s too difficult and use it as one of the excuses to guarantee limited lifetime of a product.

      • @Frub@lemm.ee
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        111 months ago

        Yeah that was honestly my only concern with this. That and durability. But it doesn’t really seem like a problem. Replaceable batteries also means replaceable back glass (or screen?) So that’s awesome.

    • @jeanma@lemmy.ninja
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      411 months ago

      I have think really really hard to find an event in the last 14years where I would have needed a water resistant phone. It doesn’t need to be IP67

      • @Frub@lemm.ee
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        211 months ago

        It’s not that you need it. It’s just that you’ll thank yourself if you drop it in water or if you wanna use it in certain weather

        • @jeanma@lemmy.ninja
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          111 months ago

          I don’t say I would need it, but that’s not an excuse to not have replaceable battery. A so called waterproof sticker is $0.05. So, it could be sold with the new battery.

      • @zmrl
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        111 months ago

        I personally have been bringing my phone in the shower for years. It also gives me peace of mind when I’m doing outdoor activities around water.

        I remember once I had my phone in my pocket at a party before they were water resistant and I got knocked into the pool. Would have been all set if that phone had water resistance.

        • @jeanma@lemmy.ninja
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          111 months ago

          I personally have been bringing my phone in the shower for years.

          total valide use case. (hem!)

          In my mind, in a shower, I use both hands and it doesn’t take more than 5min.

          • @zmrl
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            211 months ago

            Yeah generally I just finish what I was reading while I let the water warm me up. Then put my phone down and wash up. I suppose I only do this because the phone is water resistant, versus buying a water resistant phone because I need to bring it in the shower.