Yes, it’s still there. Waterproof for 30min at 1m, and the battery should lose maximum 20% of max charge capacity after 1000 cycles, and the battery doesn’t need to be replaceable.
That loophole makes it super easy to defeat the law. Just change the nominal battery capacity to 50% of what it is without changing the physical battery in there. Then the battery is allowed to lose a total of 60% of the maximum capacity over 1000 cycles, and that’s easy.
Done. The only change necessary for the phone is changing the nominal battery capacity in the data sheet.
A few years ago there was an exception for waterproof phones
Is it still there?
Yes, it’s still there. Waterproof for 30min at 1m, and the battery should lose maximum 20% of max charge capacity after 1000 cycles, and the battery doesn’t need to be replaceable.
That loophole makes it super easy to defeat the law. Just change the nominal battery capacity to 50% of what it is without changing the physical battery in there. Then the battery is allowed to lose a total of 60% of the maximum capacity over 1000 cycles, and that’s easy.
Done. The only change necessary for the phone is changing the nominal battery capacity in the data sheet.
I’m pretty sure phones can still be waterproof and have a way to replace the battery in a simple customer friendly way
Im talking about the EU legislation, not the viability
Galaxy S5