TL;DR

  • The European Council has ended its adoption procedure for rules related to phones with replaceable batteries.
  • By 2027, all phones released in the EU must have a battery the user can easily replace with no tools or expertise.
  • The regulation intends to introduce a circular economy for batteries.
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    1 year ago

    Not really, I have a chinese ip68 certified phone (and actually tested it, no water got in) and the battery is replaceable