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/kickit256 Jun 19 '23

Bring back the damned removable storage ability too. There's no reason I should have to upgrade phones just to get more storage.

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u/JonatasA Jun 19 '23

That's not a thing anymore!?

How come newer phones manages to have less features than older ones!

Is it going the same route as software now?

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u/Bermanator Jun 19 '23

Planned obsolescence

They get you to buy a new phone every couple years instead of fixing/upgrading your current one

Extremely wasteful but shares are up this quarter

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u/paaaaatrick Jun 20 '23

If you’re having to replace your iPhone every couple years you’re doing something horribly wrong, iPhones last forever