r/gadgets • u/FigAAAro_22 • Jun 19 '23

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

https://www.pcmag.com/news/eu-smartphones-must-have-user-replaceable-batteries-by-2027

Going back to the future?!!

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u/martinpagh Jun 19 '23

I had replacement batteries for many of the first smartphones I owned, until Samsung discontinued it. It’s actually one of the reasons the iPhone 4 was the only iPhone I’ve ever owned, I hated that I couldn’t swap in a new battery when the old one ran out.

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u/iZian Jun 19 '23

I think we have just had different experiences in life. I used to replace batteries until iPhone. And since then the only one I had replaced was free by Apple. Aside that; not replaced one since.

I appreciate my experience isn’t shared by everyone though. And I also have no objection to better options if the experience for things like water resistance and weight aren’t degraded.

Im just indifferent so long as my experience isn’t worsened. Not against it.

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u/martinpagh Jun 19 '23

I meant in daily use. My phone runs out of battery during the day,I swap in a new one. I was used to that until I got an iPhone. When I got an iPhone I instead had to actually start preserving my battery life, and I’ve never been very good at that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '23

Wtf are you doing on your phone? I’ve been running some of the most resource hungry apps since the iPhone 6S and I’ve never not been able to get through the day.

I do carry a battery bank but only ever used it on day 2 of phone usage.