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It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.

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[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 13 points 1 year ago

I had a Galaxy S5 which I think was IP67 (someone fact check me on that), and a removable battery. It definitely didn't have a premium feel, and it got eviscerated in reviews for that. That didn't bother me though. Though, the backing cracked and the little plastic clips broke off rather quickly. I think if they had a metal backing that was held on by a regular (albeit tiny) Philips head screw(s), they could have a user replaceable battery on a premium phone with IP68 no problem.

[-] sneezy@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's mentioned in this thread here that there is the xCover model series which have user replaceable batteries still. The 6 pro was released just last year So much for manufacturers having to figure things out from ground up bollocks

[-] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I have that device. It's definitely a thick boi but in no way does it not feel "not premium". I vastly prefer the grippy texturized back cover and sides to slippery glass/aluminium. It's one of the few devices that feels great in had without a case.

[-] straF@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Premium means different things to different people. Plastic is never premium.

[-] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Does it really even matter though? Vast majority of people are going to put it in a plastic case anyways.

[-] LetMeEatCake@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I had a Galaxy S5 which I think was IP67 (someone fact check me on that)

According to wiki, you remembered right!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S5

[-] notapantsday@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Philips head screw(s)

Nooooooooo

[-] sneezy@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Pretty much all Androids I have taken apart were Phillips head screws. iPhones have like 5 slightly different types in each phone, it's nonsense

[-] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

It definitely didn’t have a premium feel, and it got eviscerated in reviews for that. That didn’t bother me though.

Most cellphone covers on these premium phones don't feel all that premium themselves, so it's ok if the phone doesn't, either.

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