That’s already happening though. The US version of the IPhone doesn’t have a physical Sim while the “rest of the world” version does.
Comment on All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU
LakesLem@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Pesky EU throwing their weight around giving consumers more rights! --Brexiteer logic
Oh well hopefully we’ll still benefit from it. Easier to design one phone than “EU” and “Rest of world” versions after all.
newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
LakesLem@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That’s a fairly minor alteration though compared to the redesign required to have a removable battery …
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
I mean … sometimes those companies consider it preferable to actually have two versions.