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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU (mashable.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined

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[–] 58 points 3 years ago (4 children)

The fact that some of the gen Z crowd think it will be horrible have forgotten that it was much easier to carry 2 batteries and swap them out vs carrying a charger and cable with you everywhere. Pop in the new battery, power it on and carry on with you now full battery phone. Being tethered to a wall so you can have 10% from 20 minutes of charging is crazy.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Don't forget the option to carry a 30lb battery bank everywhere with you so you're at least tethered to something marginally more movable than a wall.

    Seriously though, I miss my phone+battery in one charger and the ability to restart with full battery at around 4pm.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    I used to do this. I thought it was awesome but I was literally the only person I ever knew who did this. It was not a popular thing to do.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Zero lemon had them so cheap that I had 4 extra batteries (they also had the extended batteries that would last forever but the cases were janky). I would keep one at work, one by the door to take with me and two at home if you include the one in my phone that I would swap out. I rarely charged my phone at all, just the batteries. I loved it.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Most people did not do this nor needed to since the very beginning of cell phones

    We literally do not need replaceable batteries in 2023

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Maybe, but you have to admit that battery live used to be longer (specially pre-smartphones), if your phone could comfortably last a couple of days there was less need to have portable power.

    I fondly remember the convenience of having a flat, replaceable battery in my pocket even in the early Android days, and I’ve missed it ever since it went away.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    The main reason I'm thinking of upgrading my mid-range phone now is the battery is on its last legs.

    In fairness it's lasted 6 years, which is two years more than my Nexus 4 got. Pokemon Go eventually killed that.

    I don't know when we all just collectively accepted that batteries should last one day and not a second more. Sure, it's doing more than a Nokia 3310 ever did, but sometimes you really do need it to last more than that, like when travelling.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'd much rather just have a bigger battery. Replacement is more useful for longevity for me.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You're not going to get a bigger battery though. Battery size is a pretty much maxed out, the only way to make a battery bigger would be to make the battery physically bigger. This would make the phone bigger / heavier. So it's not going to happen.

    If you are waiting on some magic new battery chemistry it'll come along eventually but you'll be waiting a while, and stubbornly not having a replaceable battery in the meantime isn't going to make any difference.

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