Energy labelling and ecodesign requirements will apply to smartphones and tablets from June 2025 (energy-efficient-products.ec.europa.eu)
from fluppy@lemm.ee to technology@beehaw.org on 25 Apr 2025 15:03
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jarfil@beehaw.org on 26 Apr 2025 00:19 collapse

The ecodesign requirements will include:

* resistance to accidental drops or scratches and protection from dust and water

* sufficiently durable batteries which can withstand at least 800 charge and discharge cycles while retaining at least 80% of their initial capacity

* rules on disassembly and repair, including obligations for producers to make critical spare parts available within 5-10 working days, and for 7 years after the end of sales of the product model on the EU market

* availability of operating system upgrades for longer periods (at least 5 years from the date of the end of placement on the market of the last unit of a product model)

* non-discriminatory access for professional repairers to any software or firmware needed for the replacement

Finally! πŸŽ‰

Customer replaceable batteries would be nice too β€” those 800 cycles are not all that much β€” but I guess it’s a tradeoff for dust and water resistance increases with wireless charging and possibly no ports.