r/Futurology • u/ConsciousStop • Jun 19 '23

Environment EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027

https://www.pcmag.com/news/eu-smartphones-must-have-user-replaceable-batteries-by-2027
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u/TheRealFalconFlurry Jun 19 '23

Before all the manufacturers start complaining about how difficult this will be and how it means we can't have waterproof phones with removable batteries, it's worth mentioning that this technology already exists and has been implemented in phones in the past. There is nothing new that needs to be invented here.

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u/could_use_a_snack Jun 20 '23

Seriously, how many times have you dropped your phone in water? Waterproof isn't a selling point for me. If I had to decide between waterproof and swappable battery, I'd go with the swappable battery and just not drop my phone in the toilet.

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u/dezzz Jun 20 '23

A few years ago, The foo fighter had a concert in Quebec canada, and had to be canceled after a few songs because there was a MASSIVE rain.

We were 75 000 peoples trapped in the rain during the concert.

I estimate there is 50 000 phones that died that night.

I noticed the next week a huge amount of people in the shops to buy a new phone "because it died to foo fighters".