The decision could have a global impact.

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

  • LakesLem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    2 years ago

    Pesky EU throwing their weight around giving consumers more rights! --Brexiteer logic

    Oh well hopefully we’ll (UK) still benefit from it. Easier to design one phone than “EU” and “Rest of world” versions after all.

    • vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      51·
      2 years ago

      Easier to design one phone than “EU” and “Rest of world” versions after all.

      I mean … sometimes those companies consider it preferable to actually have two versions.

    • newIdentity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      That’s already happening though. The US version of the IPhone doesn’t have a physical Sim while the “rest of the world” version does.

      • LakesLem@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        2 years ago

        That’s a fairly minor alteration though compared to the redesign required to have a removable battery …