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64GB eMMC LCD

64GB eMMC SSD
1280 x 800 optically bonded LCD
7" Diagonal display size
up to 60Hz refresh rate
7 nm APU
Wi-Fi 5
40Whr battery; 2-8 hours of gameplay (content-dependent)
45W Power supply with 1.5m cable
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256GB NVMe LCD

256GB NVMe SSD
1280 x 800 optically bonded LCD
7" Diagonal display size
up to 60Hz refresh rate
7 nm APU
Wi-Fi 5
40Whr battery; 2-8 hours of gameplay (content-dependent)
45W Power supply with 1.5m cable
Carrying case
Steam profile bundle

512GB NVMe LCD

512GB NVMe SSD
1280 x 800 optically bonded LCD
7" Diagonal display size
up to 60Hz refresh rate
7 nm APU
Wi-Fi 5
40Whr battery; 2-8 hours of gameplay (content-dependent)
45W Power supply with 1.5m cable
Carrying case
Steam profile bundle

512GB NVMe OLED

512GB NVMe SSD
1280 x 800 HDR OLED display
7.4" Diagonal display size
up to 90Hz refresh rate
6 nm APU
Wi-Fi 6E
50Whr battery; 3-12 hours of gameplay (content-dependent)
45W Power supply with 2.5m cable
Carrying case
Steam profile bundle

1TB NVMe OLED

1TB NVMe SSD
1280 x 800 HDR OLED display
7.4" Diagonal display size
up to 90Hz refresh rate
6 nm APU
Wi-Fi 6E
50Whr battery; 3-12 hours of gameplay (content-dependent)
45W Power supply with 2.5m cable
Carrying case
Steam profile bundle
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Steam Deck and all gaming handhelds will need replaceable batteries by 2027 due to new EU regulations (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait a second ... Glued? I just switched the SSD and saw some screws for the battery and assumed it's just screwed in like with pretty much all modern laptops. Okay, in this case valve should remove the glue without replacement. This should comply with the new regulations I guess.

If your claim is that the deck battery is replaceable, then every other handheld also has a replaceable battery.

I cannot access the site right now to read about the regulations because the company firewall blocks it, but personally I differentiate between "field replaceable" and "replaceable". A field replaceable battery can be replaced without any tools, just open the lid, take the battery out, and put a new one in, i.e. you can do it "in the field" = outside the workshop. Like for a TV remote. A replaceable battery to me is a battery that can easily be replaced with simple tools (and of course, without voiding the warranty) like I assumed for the SteamDeck.

So yes, the SteamDeck would have a "replaceable battery" to me if they didn't glue it in. My smartphone doesn't have a replaceable battery to me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

From the link from OP:

According to the document, a device’s portable battery can be considered “readily removable and replaceable” when it can be removed “with the use of commercially available tools” or specialised tools that are packaged with the product at no extra cost.

So yeah, if the battery was not glued it would be in regulation, but it's one of the things most teardowns complain, the battery is almost super glued in.