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Nokia has announced one of the first budget Android smartphones designed to be repaired at home allowing users to swap out the battery in under five minutes in partnership with iFixit.
Launched before Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Saturday, the Nokia G22 has a removable back and internal design that allows components to be easily unscrewed and swapped out including the battery, screen and charging port.
Nokia phones manufacturer HMD Global will make "quick fix" repair guides and genuine parts available for five years via specialists iFixit, in addition to affordable professional repair options.
[...] HMD Global hopes to ride the wave of increasing consumer desire for longer-lasting and more repairable devices. It follows in the footsteps of pioneers such as the Dutch manufacturer Fairphone, but at more affordable prices and with far simpler processes than Apple's recent DIY repair programmes.
The Nokia G22 will cost from £149.99 shipping on 8 March with replacement parts costing £18.99 for a charging port, £22.99 for a battery and £44.99 for a screen.
(Score: 2) by cykros on Thursday March 02, @12:55PM (1 child)
Batteries used to be removable in about a second, with no more than 20 seconds or so reasonably required to swap out the old and swap in the new, on the feature phones that came before.
Pinephones are similarly easy, though they do have the back cover that needs to be removed (tool-free) before you can access the battery itself.
The idea that I'm supposed to be happy that they have a phone that you still need a screwdriver to replace a battery on is a bit yawn-worthy. My most likely reason for wanting to swap batteries is the ability to carry multiple while out hiking, and the last thing I want to do is be unscrewing my technology out in the woods.
(Score: 2) by gawdonblue on Thursday March 02, @08:38PM
The C3 battery is replaceable in a couple of seconds - it just pops out and back in like in the good old days. The hardest bit is getting the back cover off as it "clips" on, and getting my fingernail under the correct spot takes a small amount of time to make sure I'm not going to break anything (including my fingernail).
Anyway, with a bit of practice I am sure you could do a battery replacement in under 10 seconds, including removing the back cover and putting it back on - no tools required except for a fingernail.