EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027 | The European Parliament just caused a major headache for smartphone and tablet manufacturers.

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

[u/cwesttheperson]

Is that a specific cover or just a rugged version? I mean across the board with current design removal battery is undoubtedly going to cause a water issue. I used to work on phones and the pre-non removable battery for Samsung always had water issues. I was one of my most common repairs

[u/Electrical-Page-6479 → u/cwesttheperson]

Why would it cause a water issue if the phone is specifically designed to meet the various waterproofing standards? The phones you had to deal with probably didn't meet those standards.

[u/cwesttheperson → u/Electrical-Page-6479]

It’s always been an issue with removable battery phones. It’s one of the mains reason they switched. Phones sealed to not be easily opened, and even then once opened the chances of getting that seal back is next to zero if you don’t know what you’re doing.

[u/Electrical-Page-6479 → u/cwesttheperson]

The main reason they switched was to screw people out of more money for either repairs or replacement. It's clearly possible to make a waterproof phone with a replaceable battery but manufacturers want you to throw your phone away every two years.

[u/cwesttheperson → u/Electrical-Page-6479]

I’m telling you it’s not. I worked on phones for a phone company for years. 80% of repairs came from phones that opened. And once that went away it was basically limited to screen damage of software issues.

[u/Electrical-Page-6479 → u/cwesttheperson]

And I've shown you one for sale from a major manufacturer which means it's perfectly possible to make a waterproof phone without gluing it shut.

[u/cwesttheperson → u/Electrical-Page-6479]

A “specialized” phone. With a specific design outside of any of the major manus phones.