Product Energy Efficiency - Smartphones and Tablets. The 2023 regulations cover smartphones, feature phones, cordless phones and slate tablets. They do not apply to tablet computers, to products with flexible main display (roll-up), and to smartphones for high security communication. Energy labelling is foreseen only for smartphones and slate tablets.
Manufacturers will be required to offer spare parts and publish security updates for an extended period. Energy labels will show a repairability index as well as energy efficiency.
Replacing batteries in waterproof Phones isn’t a great challenge by an tech service. Repairable don’t necessarly mean DIY for the user. Most repair in phones need anyway an tech service. iPhone store certainly don’t repat it, the want to sell a new Phone, but this don’t mean that a tech service isn’t capable to do it, there are infinite examples of repaired iPhones (changing a broken scree, battery, plugs and more). The only problem is to obtain replacement pieces from the brand, but this is what the EU will force, that the brand also sell this pieces, which Apple not always do.
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Replacing batteries in waterproof Phones isn’t a great challenge by an tech service. Repairable don’t necessarly mean DIY for the user. Most repair in phones need anyway an tech service. iPhone store certainly don’t repat it, the want to sell a new Phone, but this don’t mean that a tech service isn’t capable to do it, there are infinite examples of repaired iPhones (changing a broken scree, battery, plugs and more). The only problem is to obtain replacement pieces from the brand, but this is what the EU will force, that the brand also sell this pieces, which Apple not always do.