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EU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide; no more glued together junk! (www.youtube.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I always thought removable batteries were clearly a good thing, until I watched this YouTube video: Techquickie - Why Removable Batteries Are NEVER Coming Back

While acknowleding the pro side, it also gives some arguments for the con side:

phone cases are easier to make water proof if they are not meant to be opened
sturdier battery case for safe and easy handling makes the phone heavier and bulkier
customers favor metal/glass phone cases, but those tend to break when frequently opened
non-rectangular batteries allow for more compact hardware design

The video is 4 years old and I haven't followed the topic too hard. I just found it interesting to have some fairly reasonable counter points for a nuanced discussion.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I owned a Kyocera DuraXT for a while. Lovely waterproof phone I frequently launched into walls and concrete whenever the iPhone crowd asked me why. Battery easily removable and replaceable. Flip phone. Able to make calls while drowning up to 5 metres underwater.

Only reason I don't use it anymore is I moved back to a country that doesn't support CDMA. Would get another one immediately if it supports Signal.

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

Lovely waterproof phone I frequently launched into walls and concrete whenever the iPhone crowd asked me why. Battery easily removable and replaceable. Flip phone.

I understand it is possible to make. From my general understanding of physics and engineering, I assume it requires more effort to achieve both (replacable and resistant) than to just achieve one.

So while I approve to have the option to have a replacable battery, I'm a bit worried forcing manufacturers to include that feature would raise the price, even for customers who don't need it.

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

This new EU legislation actually explicitly exempts phones and tablets if in turn the manufacturers give a certain lifetime guarantee for the battery or something like that (I need to re-read the details).

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

My DuraXT cost me like USD70. It's been done before with older stuff for dirt cheap. Plus waterproofing is not necessarily covering all ingress points. It includes a coating on the parts as well.

That's how I can read on my Kobo ereader, spill curry on it, and clean it off at the sink.

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