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It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027
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this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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but only the EU though, everywhere else is still fucked
Chances are most companies aren't going to make two separate production lines with and without a removable battery. The cost likely outweighs the profit i'd wager. Much like how we see apple finally begrudgingly moving to USB-C despite no NA law requiring them to do so.
I hope so too. But if somehow the cost to manufacture phones with removable batteries is higher then I doubt they'd switch the existing production line to removable battery. I hope I'm wrong, to be honest.
There’s just going to be more plastic phones.