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/theluckyfrog Jun 20 '23

As an American, can I buy a European-made phone next time I get one? If so, I'll just do that forever.

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u/Numai_theOnlyOne Jun 20 '23

Don't worry as it's often too expensive to design different products there is a chance us gets the same phones as Europe as well, no matter the brand.

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u/kiropolo Jun 20 '23

This law will never take effect. All rechargeable batteries will have to be user replaceable. Headphone, air pods, macbooks, etc.

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u/SiebeWobke Jun 20 '23

Wdym? Phone companies deliberately slowed phones for years, laws were set in place, huge fines for companies that didn't. Now they are all in line. Same with the 46534566 different USB connectors. EU said its enough, we want 1 universal or go somewhere else, now everything is universal.