▲ 491 ▼ All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027 (www.theolivepress.es) submitted 6 months ago by rssbot@lemmy.bestiver.se [M, B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se 78 comments fedilink hide all child comments Comments
[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 60 points 6 months ago (9 children) Thank you EU for making life better for literally everyone permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (5 children) they'll still block access to the battery in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago (1 child) They didn't bother making a non-USB C iPhone for the US because it was easier to have one model. Could easily be the same. Plus the it's hard to argue they couldn't do it when they have done it in the EU. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jiral@lemmy.org 2 points 6 months ago* Oh, you don't understand. US customers expect their phones to survive one month at a water depth of 11 km, so sadly it is impossible to let them have easily repairable batteries ... /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (2 children) I mean, it would still be possible to get an iPhone with a removable battery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) import? in this economy? with these tariffs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Elshender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen? permalink fedilink source parent [–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago (2 children) Companies will just make EU specific devices and continue to fuck over the rest of us permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 7 points 6 months ago This would require them to sacrifice significant economies of scale. With past EU legislation like this what has mostly happened is most devices are pretty much the same for the entire world, but some region-specific devices won't be compliant because they were never intended for sale in the EU in the first place permalink fedilink source parent [+] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (5 children) they'll still block access to the battery in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago (1 child) They didn't bother making a non-USB C iPhone for the US because it was easier to have one model. Could easily be the same. Plus the it's hard to argue they couldn't do it when they have done it in the EU. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jiral@lemmy.org 2 points 6 months ago* Oh, you don't understand. US customers expect their phones to survive one month at a water depth of 11 km, so sadly it is impossible to let them have easily repairable batteries ... /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (2 children) I mean, it would still be possible to get an iPhone with a removable battery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) import? in this economy? with these tariffs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Elshender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago (1 child) They didn't bother making a non-USB C iPhone for the US because it was easier to have one model. Could easily be the same. Plus the it's hard to argue they couldn't do it when they have done it in the EU. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jiral@lemmy.org 2 points 6 months ago* Oh, you don't understand. US customers expect their phones to survive one month at a water depth of 11 km, so sadly it is impossible to let them have easily repairable batteries ... /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jiral@lemmy.org 2 points 6 months ago* Oh, you don't understand. US customers expect their phones to survive one month at a water depth of 11 km, so sadly it is impossible to let them have easily repairable batteries ... /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (2 children) I mean, it would still be possible to get an iPhone with a removable battery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) import? in this economy? with these tariffs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Elshender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) import? in this economy? with these tariffs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Elshender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Elshender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago (2 children) Companies will just make EU specific devices and continue to fuck over the rest of us permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 7 points 6 months ago This would require them to sacrifice significant economies of scale. With past EU legislation like this what has mostly happened is most devices are pretty much the same for the entire world, but some region-specific devices won't be compliant because they were never intended for sale in the EU in the first place permalink fedilink source parent [+] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 7 points 6 months ago This would require them to sacrifice significant economies of scale. With past EU legislation like this what has mostly happened is most devices are pretty much the same for the entire world, but some region-specific devices won't be compliant because they were never intended for sale in the EU in the first place permalink fedilink source parent
[+] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent