The European Council passed a regulation requiring all smartphone batteries to be replaceable by 2027. This is in order to reduce waste and ensure fair competition.
All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined
Who says there can’t be SFF phones with replacable batteries. In fact, old samsung phones had replacable batteries.
And they were bigger than comparable htc’s, were flimsy, and ip68 was a pipe dream.