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...
  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    It’ll be interesting to see what Apple does, between this and the USB-C mandate.

    Considering they currently sell multiple phone form factors, they may just decide that the EU gets more expensive phones with removable batteries and USB-C, and the rest of the world continues to get what they’ve got.

    Also, I’ll be interested to see how “removable” gets defined. I’ve replaced iPhone batteries, so they’re technically removable.

    Or, Apple might claim that their MagSafe battery packs make them compliant.