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

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[–] LakesLem@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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.org 4 points 1 year 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.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.world 0 points 1 year ago

That's a fairly minor alteration though compared to the redesign required to have a removable battery ..