Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.

TL;DR

  • The European Council has ended its adoption procedure for rules related to phones with replaceable batteries.
  • By 2027, all phones released in the EU must have a battery the user can easily replace with no tools or expertise.
  • The regulation intends to introduce a circular economy for batteries.
  • VoytrekkEnglish
    4•1 year ago

    Are there any devices that allow a replaceable battery and wireless charging? I know battery swapping can become common, but I also do not want to lose a feature that I currently enjoy.

    • @[email protected]English
      7•1 year ago

      I can’t think of any reason a battery being removable would impact its ability to wirelessly charge (though it would still need to be in the device to do so).

    • @[email protected]English
      1•1 year ago

      If companies are smart, they will develop that feature and market the heck out of it as a selling point

    • @b3nsn0wAEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      you could easily add a charging coil in the back of the phone and just have some contacts

      my fairphone 4 already has a pair of contacts on its back, with accompanying pogo pins in the body, although i think that’s just for an nfc antenna. still, the same system would totally work

    • @[email protected]English
      9•1 year ago

      Yes, we had this ability all the way back in 2012 on the Galaxy S3, which had NFC and Wireless Charging built in to a user replaceable battery pack. It was available on many phones in that era and could easily be brought back if we gave up some “thinness” that we have now.