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.
Do you think this mandate will also impede ip68/etc water resistance certifications?
Not really, I have a chinese ip68 certified phone (and actually tested it, no water got in) and the battery is replaceable
Fine print will probably say if you don’t replace the seal when replacing the battery, or get it professionally changed, your warranty is void.
9 years ago the galaxy S5 had a removeable battery and was ip67 rated. I’d bet it’s doable.
That was one of the last “jack of all trades” phones. It literally had everything. I loved it
It was so nice having a 3.5mm jack