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.
Do you think smartphone manufacturers will still make them water resistant?
You had IP67 water resistant phones with removable batteries back in the day, no reason why that design can’t come back.
Galaxy S5 still have (IP67 iirc) water resistance with removable battery
It still is a thing like the Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro (IP68).
You had IP67 water resistant phones with removable batteries back in the day, no reason why that design can’t come back.