Among the many changes, the new rules would require batteries in consumer devices like smartphones to be easily removable and replaceable. That's far from the case today...
  • cascadingsymmetry@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I will never get over Brexit. Europe were really looking out for us as consumers. Also supporting so many communities with grants and funding.

  • Faendol@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    Heck yeah! I’m planning on getting a framework laptop when I next need an upgrade and if I get any input on the decision I’ll be pushing for the corporate company I work at to adopt them. I’m admittedly not sure I’m ready to jump on the fairphone train yet but I’m open to the idea.

    • mate_classic@feddit.de
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      2 years ago

      My framework was one of the best buying decisions I made. Mine came with a fan that made weird sounds so they just sent me the replacement part and I fixed it in 10 minutes. No more sending in the whole device and waiting for weeks on end.

      While framekworks have virtually no drawback for me, I’m not as happy with my sustainable smartphone. I have a Shift phone (small company from Germany) that is fully user repairable. Unfortunately, the specs are only middle class, especially the camera, and the software updates are sparingly. Aside from the software updates I heard similar things from friends with Fairphones.

      • Faendol@sh.itjust.works
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        2 years ago

        Yeah, right now I’ve got a s23 ultra and I really like it. There is too much of an advantage to the mainstream phones in camera and extra features for me to make that jump yet. I had a OnePlus with lineage before but I can’t pretend I haven’t enjoyed the Samsung so far. As for my Lenovo X1 Carbon I’d replace it in a second, it’s still doing pretty well right now but it’s absolutely not repairable and starting to show its age a bit. I’ve also just been lucky to not need to repair anything.

    • Panzer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Never say never, there is a big right to repair movement going on in this country right now.

  • ghariksforge@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    My phone and laptop have replaceable batteries. It extends the lifetime of these devices by years. Usually the battery is the first part to break.

  • JanoRis@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    A year ago I would have been absolutely for this. I mean I still had a smartphone with swappable battery (LG G4) 2015-2019 and only changed away from it because of the bootloop issues this phone had.

    Though last year i switched to the Zenphone 9 and this phone has a phenomenal battery time in my eyes. I only slow charge it to 80% every 2 days and I could use the phone for more than 48h if i wanted. Fully charged i can use it for 3 days. I don’t think i will see battery issues for a long time.

    I could see that some future phone designs and technologies (like bendable phones) would have it difficult to include swappable batteries. I wonder if those could still use fixed batteries if they offer a free replacement each year or sth like that, instead. The USB-C changes are good for sure though