All iPhones may be forced to have a 'removable battery'



In the early days of smartphones and mobile phones called so-called mobile phones, it was possible to remove the battery, so if you carried a spare battery, you could use the terminal without worrying about the remaining battery level. According to

Het Financieele Dagblad of the Netherlands, the EU could be forced to have a 'removable battery' on any smartphone, according to the EU .

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Het Financieele Dagblad independently obtained a new EU document, which will propose a new law that states that `` all manufacturers who want to sell smartphones in the EU must have removable batteries '' It seems that. At the time of article creation, the leak document has not been released.



In addition, the EU announced in January 2020 that a bill to `` introduce a common charger for all mobile phones '' is under consideration, and if this bill is passed, Apple will use the iPhone Lightning connector Is reported to have to be abolished.

Possibility of Apple abolishing Lightning connector due to EU pressure-gigazine



Het Financieele Dagblad independently obtained the leak information, according to technology media TechRadar: 'This rumor indicates that a new bill (for removable batteries) may be announced in mid-March 2020. As a result, none of the smartphones manufactured in 2020 will have a removable battery, and indeed, given the time it takes to implement this type of bill, it will appear in 2021 You won't see a removable battery even with a new smartphone. '



However, if the leaked documents are correct and the bill is passed, everything, at least for smartphones sold in the EU, will have to have a 'removable battery'. Although this bill is only for the EU, TechRadar wrote that `` All smartphone manufacturers will not give up a huge customer base such as Germany, France and Italy '', and if the bill is passed all smartphones Says they have to install a removable battery.

If the leak document is accurate, the EU will ask the smartphone manufacturer for a 'removable battery' after the 'common charger for smartphones'. However, Apple has already issued a statement that it has `` has a negative impact on consumers in Europe and the economy as a whole '' against the EU bill calling for `` common charger for smartphones '', and the bill on `` removable battery '' It's clear that more complaints will erupt from smartphone manufacturers when the emerges.

Apple announces statement of rebuttal to EU's `` common charger for smartphone '' request-gigazine



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