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.
  • joshuaacasey@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    Get a Pixel phone. 5 years of updates (technically I think that’s only for security updates, which, arguably are the most important kind of updates. Sure, new features are always nice to have, but if your phone is vulnerable to security flaws because it’s outdated that’s an immense problem)

    Even better, get a Pixel phone and put GrapheneOS on it for a more secure and more private phone.

    • _xDEADBEEF@lemm.ee
      1·
      1 year ago

      I have a pixel 3a. It went out of support last year. I have no need for a “better” or newer phone. I have dabbled with other os in the past with a pixel 1 and moto g, I should look into it again.

      • joshuaacasey@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        loved the pixel 3a. traded mine in last year when the pixel 6a came out because they had such a good deal of a $350 trade-in value, essentially making the new phone just $150 (which, sad to say, is low for a new phone. So I had to jump on that deal. Plus, with having a nonreplaceable battery it was time for an upgrade anyway since battery life was beginning to sufer.

        So excited for the day when I can just replace the battery and keep using my phone (for as long as it received updates at least!)