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I believe that the average replacement rate of smartphones is less than 3 years. That's one of the reasons manufacturers have given up on (easily) replaceable

I believe that the average replacement rate of smartphones is less than 3 years. That's one of the reasons manufacturers have given up on (easily) replaceable batteries. It's simpler and allows for slicker design and anyway, most people will buy a new smartphone before the battery reaches its end of life. The EU is fighting the wrong fight here. It'd be more useful to improve recyclability and actual recycling than to force more complicated phones where it's not needed.

FpUser 3y ago
>"I believe that the average replacement rate of smartphones is less than 3 years." It is probably the same as with PC. Initially each generation was way more powerful and allowed "better" and more powerful applications. But at some point your generic PC has become powerful enough to run nearly everything the average person wants and there are no more reasons to upgrade. Smartphones may have reached the same point.