Among the many changes, the new rules would require batteries in consumer devices like smartphones to be easily removable and replaceable. That's far from the case today...

Among the many changes, the new rules would require batteries in consumer devices like smartphones to be easily removable and replaceable. That’s far from the case today…

  • gh0stcassette
    5·
    2 years ago

    It’ll definitely lead to chunkier devices, I just don’t really care. Like, smartphones are insanely thin rn, I’d much rather have one that’s more capable and built to last that’s a few mm thicker

    • HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org
      2·
      2 years ago

      I hope it will encourage a design akin to the old Nokias where the battery assembly was basically half the phone, and if you WANT a 15000 mAh battery, you can get one that just makes the phone thicker, but still preserves the basic shape.

      Conversely, they used to sell aftermarket batteries back in the Galaxy S II days that came with a replacement back with a weird bump that didn’t lie flat. Clumsy. Maybe the camera makes it harder. OTOH a three-layer sandwich could work where the camera and screen segments both snap around a delicious, battery-y filling.