Phones are more sustainable-professionals tell if new EU regulations will be followed

Telephone caregivers Optimistic about a new setting that drives better durability of phones and tablets.

Safety and Chemicals Agency Tukes told Thursdaythat the EU Eco -Planning Regulation will require more durable phones and tablets from manufacturers. The regulation will take effect in June.

One essential change is that a new energy label is coming to smartphones and tablets. Energy labeling should include, but is not limited to, the product's energy efficiency class, battery life and how easy it is to repair the product.

In addition There is a new regulation list of claimsthat must be followed in the design and manufacture of new equipment. These include:

• The cellphone start button must withstand at least 225,000 presses.

• The battery of the device must withstand at least 800 periods of charging and discharge, while retaining at least 80 % of its original capacity.

• Updates of the device operating system must be possible for at least five years from the date on which the last unit of the product model is launched.

• Independent repairers must obtain certain spare parts such as battery, main microphone, speaker and camera configurations, within 5 to 10 business days on request, and for 7 years of the end of the EU market for the EU market.

European Union has been pushing for extending and repairing the service life for several years, as frequent phones are burdened with the environment. In 2021 The average life of the smartphone was three years.

Most confusing The new requirements include the durability of the start button, says HS -interviewed professionals.

« It was a bit of a special point, » says Resete, the operational director of the telephone service company, Tommi Parjanen.

“It is good if you also pay attention to it, but quite a small part of our service is related to the start button. There are no particular problems with them. ”

Resette has offices in Helsinki, Tampere and Oulu. The company maintains an average of 4,000-5,000 devices per month. Parjanen bets that the setting from the start button is that it is an easy -to -measure.

« I haven't found that the startup buttons would be consumed or broken, » says DrMobileFix's telephone service shop in Kallio, Helsinki Ahmed Abass.

Most significant Abassi believes that the operating system is updated by Abassi.

« Many phones are being disabled because applications cannot be updated, even if they are otherwise intact and useful. »

For example, Apple's iPhone phones are already updating for five years or even longer, Abass says.

According to Parjanen, some devices will only be updated for only two years. He considers the five -year minimum requirement of updating the device to be a good thing. Updating the operating system is also important for security, as while applications are updated, the security of the device is updated.

« If the device is no longer updated, it will also take the foundation from possible repair, which will affect the life. »

Pale In the opinion of the new regulation, the requirements of the new regulation are already largely in line with current development. The devices are more durable and repaired.

“These requirements are not impossible. Today, all phones are quite repaired and spare parts are well available. Bringing the energy label to smart devices increases awareness and enables the consumer to make reasonable choices. ”

The development of the phones has also been reflected in the number of maintenance: they are done less, says Parjanen, who has been in the industry for ten years.

“The amount of maintenance has fallen, and part of the reason for this is the improved quality of the phones. It's a good thing, though of course a challenge for the service company, but we have done well. ”

For example, the screens are thicker glass and do not break as easily as even five years ago, says Parjanen. People also protect their phones better with shells and screen shields.

Setting At least 80 % of the battery life can be done by the manufacturers for additional capacity, Parjanen ponders.

Abbas sees the requirement of battery life as problematic as it depends a lot on the user.

“The manufacturer cannot control how the consumer uses and downloads on the phone and on what kind of charger. There are so many different chargers and not everyone is suitable for all devices. ”

Consumers should get better information about maintaining the phone's battery, Abbas believes.

“For example, the occasional shutdown of the phone is forgotten by many. Many may keep the phone on the tube for many months. It's a bit like a car running for as long. ”

To extend the battery life, Abbas recommends that the phone shut down for about an hour every two days. However, if the battery is deteriorated, it is usually fast and cheaper to change it in a service company than buying a new phone.

The same says Parjanen.

« Changing the battery to the phone will give you significant more years of use. »