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codedokodeyesterday at 10:08 PM2 repliesview on HN

It's a good move, but that is not enough. My old Chinese phone had a replaceable battery but it lasted so long that after it died, it was not possible to find the replacement. It seems that all phones have batteries with different sizes, and potentially different third pin designation, so even if you find smaller battery, it still can be incompatible because of third pin.

So if you want phones to be usable for longer period, you need to standardize batteries.


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oliyoungyesterday at 11:00 PM

From the article

> Replacement batteries for any model will have to remain available to users for at least five years after the last unit of the product is placed on the market, the regulation also states.

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lsbeheyesterday at 10:20 PM

While standardization would be nice, I can still order batteries for the Samsung phones I've used 15 years ago. Availability might not be that much of an issue with larger brands.

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