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Originally Posted by GMB
Never mind repairability, I find it an outrage that mobile phone manufacturers are allowed to make them with non-replaceable batteries!
I have been hoping the EU might one day ban that kind of overt planned obsolescence.
Wouldn't it be good if the CE Declaration of Conformity had to include a service manual?
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Gets my goat as well
When I finally gave in and got a "smart" 'phone I eschewed the S6 in favour of the S5 purely becuase I could remove the back and pop the battery out. Aside from replacing it when at the end of its life, it is good to be able to carry a charged battery in the car in case of emergencies.
The S5 is now a little long in the tooth but still more than adequate for my use but I've been looking round as a replacement for the day something drastic happens to it. I found this :-
https://shop.fairphone.com/en/?gclid...SAAEgJqG_D_BwE
Quite pricey and not a wonderful spec, but I'll probably go for it becuase the support offered will most likely mean a long life
https://shop.fairphone.com/en/spare-parts