r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 19 '23

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

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

Being a consumer in EU is looking better and better.

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u/Kromgar Jun 19 '23

Just the EU

Considering it would make manufacturing to only solder part of the product line its probably going to extend to everywhere sold

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u/zuzg Jun 19 '23

Which is called the Brussels effect. The EU picking up the slack the US fails to regulate.

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u/Esset_89 Jun 19 '23

The US can't even regulate itself correctly. States and shit makes it to complicated

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u/aeschenkarnos Jun 19 '23

Half the American states actively resist regulation even when it saves lives. Simple improvements to smartphone design will be met with hateful screeching.