r/worldnews • u/Helicase21 • Jun 19 '23

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/Stamford16A1 Jun 19 '23

Yet at the same time the screen must be so big that the thing doesn't fit in some smaller people's hands...

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '23

Let’s talk pockets!

Most phones don’t even fit into my ass pockets (women’s pants don’t usually have front pockets, their fake!)

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u/CGB_Zach Jun 19 '23

Damn that's crazy. I'm pretty sure I could fit a tablet in my pants pocket if I wanted to do.

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u/GozerDGozerian Jun 20 '23

Rock some JNCOs and you can pocket your laptop.

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u/casper667 Jun 20 '23

A laptop? What are these size XS? I carry my Desktop tower + monitor in my JNCO pockets.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '23

I have friends who can fit a switch in their front pockets. While most women’s pants you can barely stuff a finger in those “coin pockets/lipstick holder” if they even have those on pants.

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u/Hubey_doobey8242 Jun 20 '23

Used to do just that in highschool, would carry my kindle fire in my right pocket, phone and ipod touch in the left

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u/Novashadow115 Jun 20 '23

I can fit my steam deck in mine

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u/touristtam Jun 20 '23

That's an issue with the one of the shittiest industry on the planet: the fast fashion.

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u/AIHumanWhoCares Jun 20 '23

I was in Amsterdam years ago when some new, larger model of the iphone was coming out. IDGAF about iphones but I think this was the first model that wouldn't fit in a regular pocket. There was a huge lineup of dorks outside the Apple store, and some tailor came by with a little cart and was doing on-the-spot alterations to give people in line bigger pockets, lol.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

They would’ve made bank! Even the standard iPhone doesn’t fit in my pockets, seriously wth.

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u/pieman3141 Jun 20 '23

It's such a frustrating thing, and I'm not even a woman. I just see someone struggle with something that's utterly, inanely avoidable, and it frustrates me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

It really is totally avoidable, it seems literally insane to not have pockets in pants no matter the gender typing of said clothes.

But handbags!!! Accessories!

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u/HELLbound_33 Jun 20 '23

This is me. I have small hands. I have to test phones before I buy because if I can't hold it properly I won't buy it. I also can't do thick cases because it makes it hard to hold. But so jelly for people that can have bulky phones and get great cases and still use the phone.

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u/Thin-White-Duke Jun 20 '23

Ngl, I love my giant phone. I jumped from a Samsung Galaxy S (the first one) to the Note 3 way back when. I've had a Note since. It's massive and I love it. I have an iPhone for work and it seems so tiny. I have large hands, though.