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submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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[-] rm_dash_r_star@lemm.ee 78 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Producers got away with going to non-replaceable batteries because "most" people replace their phone before the battery wears out. Only a portion of consumers have a problem with it.

I'm sure there's a few of us that can comfortably get six years off a phone. In fact the phone I'm currently using is coming up on three years. I could probably get another three years out of it, but I'm going to have to replace it soon because of battery wear.

Non-replaceable batteries are bad for the consumer and bad for the environment. It forces obsolescence putting more financial strain on consumers and increases environmental impact with higher production and waste.

A phone replaced before three years could be sold second hand with a battery replacement. Otherwise consumers could keep a phone twice as long. So they're basically doubling the rate of production and waste to squeeze as much money as possible out of the consumer. Then there's zero regard for the environment. But you know that's typical of how corporations do business, rape the Earth, screw the consumer. We have to keep a leash on these guys.

[-] LemmyRefugee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You are right. My iPhone XR is around 4 or 5 years old, and now I need to charge it in the afternoon if I have used it during work to spend some time. I guess that in a year I’ll have to replace it because the battery will last even less.

[-] Cryst@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes yes, but companies mandate is to maximize profits and have constant growth. All those things you're mentioning sound very anti-capitalist. The elite would have a hard time taking all the wealth and keeping everyone as slaves.

[-] AssPennies@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I just barely replaced my galaxy s8, and it wasn't the battery that became the issue, it was the lack of any new software updates.

I was starting to have software compatibility issues, where installing new apps would say "android verision x is not supported". Also, I'm pretty sure it was getting any security patches from either samsung or upstream google.

I'm now looking at repurposing the s8 into a security camera since I think it's a waste to just throw it in a drawer.

[-] klisurovi4@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

I had an old galaxy a5 with a badly degraded battery sitting around. A few weeks ago I had nothing better to do so I opened it (breaking the glass back in the process because of how strongly it was glued), ripped the battery out and soldered a charging cable straight to the phone's battery contacts. It now lives on a phone stand in my car, connected to a bluetooth OBD2 scanner and I use it to show a couple of additional gauges like oil temperature, instant fuel economy and engine load while driving. The 12v output provides just enough power for the phone to reliably run and with the lack of battery I don't have to worry about it exploding if it sits in the sun for hours. I haven't found a way to make it turn on as soon as it gets power, so it's mildly annoying to turn it on manually every time I start the car, but I can live with that.

[-] creditCrazy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's pretty clever I'm starting to think of doing that to my old Google pixel to play mp3s

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