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EU votes for smartphones having user-replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.pcmag.com)
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[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 17 points 1 year ago

Now it seems Apple will need to figure out how to allow access to the battery inside future iPhones, as will every other smartphone manufacturer.

There's nothing to figure out. All manufacturers have already used removable batteries in the past. Just blow the dust off the old designs and adapt them!

[-] 2d@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

There will be a lot to figure out. The new designs provide features that the old ones couldn't- and there are very few people who would prioritize a replaceable battery over other features.

[-] PenguinTD@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

I don't know if you ever see the ifixit tear downs, there is no new tricks. The battery is still replaceable, it's just that the manufacturing process adds more stuff to "anti-tempering". Let me list a few:

  • special kind of screw, some screw can't be unscrewed without special screw driver
  • we all know about glue battery so they are fixed in place AND harder to remove safely.
  • they add more of those tiny ribbon around so if you don't know the internal layout there is a chance you break the ribbon.
  • plastic wedge that might be broken when you try to pry it open(so when you put the cover back it's a bit loose, and lose water resist), even with proper tool. They designed it so it was not suppose to open again. ( I have a old casio slim camera that can still be water resistant with removable battery, there is no reason why a phone can't do the same with modern materials. )
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