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EU votes for smartphones having user-replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.pcmag.com)

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I don't know if you ever see the ifixit tear downs, there is no new tricks. The battery is still replaceable, it's just that the manufacturing process adds more stuff to "anti-tempering". Let me list a few:

special kind of screw, some screw can't be unscrewed without special screw driver
we all know about glue battery so they are fixed in place AND harder to remove safely.
they add more of those tiny ribbon around so if you don't know the internal layout there is a chance you break the ribbon.
plastic wedge that might be broken when you try to pry it open(so when you put the cover back it's a bit loose, and lose water resist), even with proper tool. They designed it so it was not suppose to open again. ( I have a old casio slim camera that can still be water resistant with removable battery, there is no reason why a phone can't do the same with modern materials. )

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