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Death Knell for iPhone 3G Battery

Death Knell for iPhone 3G Battery

The EU is apparently readying a new set of directives for companies that sell their products in Europe. One of the clauses in these new directives happens to be the “batteries directive” which mandates that batteries inside electronic devices must be “readily removable” for replacement and safe disposal.

This could sound the death knell for the iPhone 3G battery that happens to be an integrated component of the phone and needs a service center trip to have it replaced. This however is nothing new to Apple. Back in 2006, Apple had withdrawn some products from Europe owing to RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) directives. The withdrawn products included the iSight, the Airport Base Station and the iPod Shuffle external battery pack.

The new directives have a specific battery centric clause that states that all portable batteries must be of the removable type. The manufacturer is also required to provide battery removal instructions with the product, to the consumer. Last time round, owing to similar directives, Apple chose to stop selling the affected products in the EU markets. However, with a product like the iPhone being affected, it is highly unlikely that the company will stick to a similar stance and would eventually have to give in to replaceable batteries.

Via: AppleInsider

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