The European Union intends to regulate the design of mobile phone batteries, which must be easily replaced and repaired by consumers.

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The EU's new legislation this year forced Apple's iPhone to use a USB-C port, impacting Apple's long-term design. The EU recently plans to regulate batteries, which may bring major changes to the mobile phone market.

The European Union has recently proposed a new discussion to prepare for new regulations on batteries, covering mobile device batteries, car batteries, light vehicle batteries, electric vehicle batteries, and industrial batteries.

From the manufacturing design of the battery, product labeling information, to the treatment of the end of battery life, all will be included in the scope of control.

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Among them, the European Union is also considering stipulating that the mobile phone design must allow consumers to easily replace the battery and maintain it, and will give the industry three and a half years to improve.

In order to maximize the use of internal space and maintain the slimness of the fuselage, most mobile phones today use a non-removable battery design. If the new regulations come into effect, it may allow replaceable batteries to return to the design of mobile phones.

The main reason for the EU specification is the same as the idea of ​​uniformly adopting USB-C for mobile phones. They are all for environmental protection. However, the proposal is still in the preliminary stage. It caters to the self-repair program, which is currently on the road in the United States and some countries such as the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

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