The decision could have a global impact.

All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined

  • UnderScore@lemm.eeEnglish
    62·
    1 year ago

    The fact that some of the gen Z crowd think it will be horrible have forgotten that it was much easier to carry 2 batteries and swap them out vs carrying a charger and cable with you everywhere. Pop in the new battery, power it on and carry on with you now full battery phone. Being tethered to a wall so you can have 10% from 20 minutes of charging is crazy.

    • andrew@lemmy.stuart.funEnglish
      19·
      1 year ago

      Don’t forget the option to carry a 30lb battery bank everywhere with you so you’re at least tethered to something marginally more movable than a wall.

      Seriously though, I miss my phone+battery in one charger and the ability to restart with full battery at around 4pm.

      • Chriskmee@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I know you are intentionally exaggerating a bit, but they do make pretty small portable chargers. I have an Anker PowerCore 5000, it has 1-2 full charges depending on your phone, and easily fits in a pocket

    • chaircat@lemdro.idEnglish
      14·
      1 year ago

      I used to do this. I thought it was awesome but I was literally the only person I ever knew who did this. It was not a popular thing to do.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Zero lemon had them so cheap that I had 4 extra batteries (they also had the extended batteries that would last forever but the cases were janky). I would keep one at work, one by the door to take with me and two at home if you include the one in my phone that I would swap out. I rarely charged my phone at all, just the batteries. I loved it.

      • focusedkiwibear@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Most people did not do this nor needed to since the very beginning of cell phones

        We literally do not need replaceable batteries in 2023

        • PanchoAventuras@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Maybe, but you have to admit that battery live used to be longer (specially pre-smartphones), if your phone could comfortably last a couple of days there was less need to have portable power.

          I fondly remember the convenience of having a flat, replaceable battery in my pocket even in the early Android days, and I’ve missed it ever since it went away.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      The main reason I’m thinking of upgrading my mid-range phone now is the battery is on its last legs.

      In fairness it’s lasted 6 years, which is two years more than my Nexus 4 got. Pokemon Go eventually killed that.

      I don’t know when we all just collectively accepted that batteries should last one day and not a second more. Sure, it’s doing more than a Nokia 3310 ever did, but sometimes you really do need it to last more than that, like when travelling.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        You’re not going to get a bigger battery though. Battery size is a pretty much maxed out, the only way to make a battery bigger would be to make the battery physically bigger. This would make the phone bigger / heavier. So it’s not going to happen.

        If you are waiting on some magic new battery chemistry it’ll come along eventually but you’ll be waiting a while, and stubbornly not having a replaceable battery in the meantime isn’t going to make any difference.

        • Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          There’s some huge battery breakthroughs going on right now. You’re right though, I would give it another 5 or so before they’re widespread among phones.