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

  • filister@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    While I do agree that we need more modular phones, laptops, etc. having a replaceable battery would prevent phones to be fully water proof.

    But I do agree with you, I have a 2-year old phone and I already experience the battery degradation. I would most likely use this phone for another year, max two, but then would be pissed by how often I need to charge it and start looking into purchasing a new one.

    Planned obsolescence is definitely a thing that enriches corporations

    • Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      I don’t think an actual waterproof phone even exists. They’re water resistant.

      My Samsung Galaxy XCover 6Pro has a removable battery (and a headphone jack) and it’s ip68 rated. You wouldn’t be able to tell from the outside that the back cover comes off.