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…

  • HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year 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.