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It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's so dumb that a standard hasn't been developed yet. Like AA/C/D, 18650 batteries, etc. They could have modular batteries with different sizes and capacities that work interchangeably.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

BL-5C is becoming a de facto standard size for random electronics, but it's too small for a smartphone.