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European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries (www.techspot.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oddly enough for me, my laptop battery has aged much faster than my phone one. And they’re almost exactly the same age.

I remember the sealed battery covers. They sucked. They maybe worked for light splashes but modern phones are fully submergable. And I remember the wireless charging things behind the battery cover. Those sucked too. Plus you have all the plastic bulk to encase the batteries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I remember the sealed battery covers. They sucked. They maybe worked for light splashes but modern phones are fully submergable.

I have a lot of cheap diving equipment that goes down to 80 meters that is sealed with O-rings and cheap plastic lids. There are 0 advantages for the consumer to gluing over O-rings especially if you never intend to open it anyway and it's greased and sealed by the factory.

And I remember the wireless charging things behind the battery cover. Those sucked too.

You really think the placement of a wireless charging coil should stop devices from being repairable by everyone?

Plus you have all the plastic bulk to encase the batteries.

There's nothing preventing manufacturers from selling batteries without plastic bulk. Especially if you sell them as replacement parts instead of accessories.