Zoomer here... isn't it weird how it became accepted to just not able to change the battery on tech you own, and having it become a brick after 1 year of use because you can't swap the internal rechargeable battery? When did this become the norm with consumer tech?
>>107830452I know that hate. Fortunately the EU mandate for replaceable batteries is kicking in next year, last I checked.
>>107830465they're still not requiring charger/battery connector standards so that you can use a battery from any manufacturer on any tool?
>>107830452hot swappable car batteries would solve 99% of ev problems overnight. pull up to the station, they drop a new battery in. no waiting for shit to charge in and out.
>>107830465Pretty sure ir just mandates for the batteries to be *possible* to obtain and *possible* to be user replaced, but that doesn't mean the process will be as easy as it used to be.
>>107830521only possible if all manufacturers deciden on some interchangeable battery standard, maybe in 2 or 3 sizes. EU could enfore.that too, but will they? That'd jeopardize german and french ICE car industries and EU lags behind in EV tech so it's very unlikely.
>sim slots behind the battery
Somewhere along the way tech became form over function.
>>107830478The sizes and shapes of batteries aren't standard, and are often custom made to the exact size available inside the device to maximize capacity. For a popular device 3rd party batteries may be available. But for a niche first party device like the Bluetooth receiver I recently dealt with, it might not even be possible to get an OEM battery. I was able to find a drone battery that was close enough in size to fit if I folded over the little flap with the controller board on it and cut the wires to the exact length to reach the solder terminals though.>>107830558Forces the user to power down the phone before swapping SIMs. That way the firmware doesn't need to have any handling for SIM hot swapping.
>>107830478They standardized on USB-C for charging ports years ago, that's what finally forced iPhones off of Lightning. Standard batteries again would be nice, I guess.>>107830524Better than the last 10 years, at least. I'll take it.
>>107830452because people are retards and "demanded" IP69 resistant phones which means that battery isn't easily replaceable>inb4 galaxy s5>>107830465>>107830524RTR in europe had so much meddling by different "stakeholders" that it only makes mandatory to "provide instructions and parts" to the "professional service center" at "nondiscriminatory price" (with some price cap).it doesn't make provision for individual component level repair, nor you can expect "true" schematics due to "intellectual property"
