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I have this phone (6a). I put in the survey to get the 100 but so far I haven't seen a single $. Meanwhile I'm sitting on a fire hazard.
If they just made replaceable batteries, this wouldn't be an issue. My next phone is going to be the fairphone.
Replaceable batteries from next year.
Nope. Waterproof phones (so everything that Costs more than 50β¬) are excluded.
Oh, you're right, it's 2027
Replacable as in "not permanently glued into the phone". You'll still have to be an expert to take it apart without damaging it and replacing the battery with new one like you do now with every phone.
Nope, the law specifically states you have to be able to remove the battery without any special tools.
A tiny screwdriver and a sprunger aren't special tools
They're tools as per the EU law
Now I'm confused. Does the law say no special tools or no tools?
Let me not misrepresent. As per https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2020/0798/COM_COM(2020)0798_EN.pdf
From that wording, I'd think it would be legal to ship a phone that requires a screwdriver and a sprunger to replace the battery. I guess we'll find out the first time this is challenged in the EUs courts.
And some phones already have replaceable batteries.
It's so silly, we are going back around.