Non-removable Battery Phones To Be Banned?

The Federal Environment Agency in Germany has called for a ban, claiming non-removable batteries to be environment unfriendly. 

Monday, November 26, 2012:  Smartphones with non-removable battery designs have just started as a trend but before that becomes successful, The Federal Environment Agency in Germany has called for a ban on such handsets, claiming them to be environmentally unfriendly. This news might come as a major shocker for Apple, HTC and Motorola, all of them who like to keep the battery hidden and wrapped up somewhere within the device. 

To begin with, why do OEMs prefer a non-removable battery design. Well, one of the main reasons might be to include a larger battery without affecting the size. There might be some other reasons from the point of view of the OEMs but keeping the user interest in mind, non-removable battery designs are a real headache, especially after the device ages and the battery life starts dropping. Also, replacing an old battery with a new one then becomes a costly affair.

However, there is one thing that is surprising. Why did Samsung not make handsets with non-removable battery? If the larger battery point is considered, then Samsung should have opted for the non-removable battery design in its Galaxy Note 2. Also, despite Galaxy Note 2 being a phablet, its battery life is far better then HTC's One X flagship smartphone. HTC One X employs a non-removable battery design. So, the larger battery point is definitely not working out.

According to Phone Arena, iPhone batteries only hold 80 per cent of their charge after a year of use. The cost of replacing the battery is pretty high as compared to the removable battery. So are companies eyeing the prospect of having users buy expensive batteries or dump their device after using it for an year. Well, whatever OEMs mayt think, customers are surely happy with removable batteries!

Source: news.efytimes.com