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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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[–] [email protected] 84 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The term "premium-feeling" does a lot of heavy lifting in that paragraph, one might almost say that it's a bit subjective.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago

It's true though. I've become very accustomed to the premium experience of being forced to use premium apps and services that don't work half the time in a very premium manner.

[–] Mongostein 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it would be pretty premium if I could have a spare battery on the charger for a quick swap rather than relying on a cable to charge my phone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Move over 2010. Who uses a cable?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I do? And most people I know?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What they really mean is "very slightly thinner than the previous generation or current rival because we think that's a super marketable thing still even though we've reached the practical limit where it no longer makes sense to go thinner."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Meanwhile the phone can't lie flat on its back because the camera protrudes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Solution: add phonecase! Or just have better (and slightly bigger) internals to make backside level...