Smartphone companies are increasingly working to make phones last for longer amid pressure from regulators to make electronics devices more sustainable.
Lawmakers in the European Parliament, for example, are calling for legislation that would force manufacturers to give users the"right to repair."
Repairing phones, in particular, has gotten more complex due to how tightly the battery and other components are sealed by glue.to launch a self-service repair program that lets customers buy parts to fix their own devices. Around half of mobile phone owners in Europe would have their device repaired if it broke outside their warrant period, Wood said, citing CSS Insight's research.
Nokia isn't the only mobile brand developing climate-conscious smartphones. Dutch firm Fairphone, for example, sells a range of phones that use repairable and replaceable parts.
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