• Muddybulldog@mylemmy.win
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    1 year ago

    As much as I like my thin devices, all batteries should be user replaceable without the need for disassembly of any kind.

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      1 year ago

      I mentioned this in another thread about the same thing. The Samsung Galaxy S3 was great for that. It was a 10 second job to pop off the back cover and swap out the battery. No risk of breaking the screen, no glue, no miniature cables to unplug and replug. That really should be the norm. It would be even better if we also didn’t have to buy expensive branded batteries to replace them.

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        It also had an official extended battery, which came along with a special backplate. It made the phone a bit bulkier, but I didn’t care. Battery went from 2100mah to 3000mah and it was great. I miss these types of accessories. I don’t care about glass back or waterproof phones.

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          1 year ago

          Waterproofing _is_an important factor for sustainability for phones though. Water damage was THE cause of death of smartphones for a very long time until waterproofing became the standard for phones.

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              How? Currently, waterproofing works by slathering every crack and crevice in a sea of glue. Glue and easily replaceable batteries don’t mix.

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                The S5 had waterproofing with a removable back using gaskets. (Granted, the design was fugly, but that wasn’t the fault of the waterproofing measures. Someone at Samsung loved bandaids) If the S5 could do it, I suppose other manufacturers could achieve the same thing with rubber gaskets. I mean, other waterproof gadgets like dive computers use gaskets on their port covers and what not, so I fail to see why it wouldn’t work with battery compartments.

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                  1 year ago

                  Huh, that could work pretty well! Gaskets would need to be secured and sealed well though, and I fail to imagine what an iPhone or any other modern device would look like with a removable battery lol.

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            1 year ago

            This. My sister killed multiple phones per year until she went to phones with good waterproof ratings and subsequently were better sealed.

            She hasn’t killed one since. That’s a lot less waste overall than before.

            I’m not saying this is bad because of that, but I think it’s something people overlook.

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              My first iPhone was in my coat pocket at work. I picked up a bottle of beer that was juuuuust cracked enough that it would split around the middle from the slightest bump but not enough that the liquid would leak.

              I stuck it under my arm to carry it and it split and spilled into my pocket. Not a lot made it in there but the phone never powered on again.

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          1 year ago

          My Nextel back in the 90s had the same type of extended battery. Thick as hell by today’s standards but it didn’t actually fit better or worse in my pocket or my hand. Also didn’t feel like I needed an external case just because it might slip out of my hand at any second.

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        1 year ago

        I loved my S3, I bought a few spare batteries for it with the battery wall charger, I’d just swap batteries instead of charging it

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      1 year ago

      I’ll 100% prefer a thin but still repairable device that requires disassembly and common tools to replace the battery. Its not something that needs frequent changes any more, most devices can go 2 years plus and before the battery really needs changing, more if you take care of them.

      For the Steamdeck it makes sense to have “old school” battery packs so people can choose. But for that same reason, it would be stupid to require by law for all devices to support hot swapping batteries.