▲ 601 ▼ European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries (www.techspot.com) submitted 3 years ago by withersailor@aussie.zone to c/technology@beehaw.org 234 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Sealed devices have way better water resistance My dive computer has a user replaceable battery, and it's waterproof to more than 250ft. This is just a non-argument to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bouncing@partizle.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) And has a shit ton of casing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) The fact that you'd want a dive computer to be waterproof beyond 3 feet might have something to do with that, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bouncing@partizle.com 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Either way you’re giving up some space to have a battery that’s easily replaced. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Barely. It doesn't even have to be easily replaceable as in: on the go, so that I can switch out batteries during the day. That's really not important to me. It just has to be user replaceable, so that I can switch it out at home, with normal tools, when the battery has degraded so much that the phone becomes unusable. As things are, i have to throw a disproportionate amount of money at some shop to switch out a $10 part, or risk breaking the screen and digitizer when I disassemble the phone with a suction cup and hot gun, just so I can get at the glued down battery. That's just ridiculous to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bouncing@partizle.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) And has a shit ton of casing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) The fact that you'd want a dive computer to be waterproof beyond 3 feet might have something to do with that, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bouncing@partizle.com 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Either way you’re giving up some space to have a battery that’s easily replaced. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Barely. It doesn't even have to be easily replaceable as in: on the go, so that I can switch out batteries during the day. That's really not important to me. It just has to be user replaceable, so that I can switch it out at home, with normal tools, when the battery has degraded so much that the phone becomes unusable. As things are, i have to throw a disproportionate amount of money at some shop to switch out a $10 part, or risk breaking the screen and digitizer when I disassemble the phone with a suction cup and hot gun, just so I can get at the glued down battery. That's just ridiculous to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) The fact that you'd want a dive computer to be waterproof beyond 3 feet might have something to do with that, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bouncing@partizle.com 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Either way you’re giving up some space to have a battery that’s easily replaced. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Barely. It doesn't even have to be easily replaceable as in: on the go, so that I can switch out batteries during the day. That's really not important to me. It just has to be user replaceable, so that I can switch it out at home, with normal tools, when the battery has degraded so much that the phone becomes unusable. As things are, i have to throw a disproportionate amount of money at some shop to switch out a $10 part, or risk breaking the screen and digitizer when I disassemble the phone with a suction cup and hot gun, just so I can get at the glued down battery. That's just ridiculous to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bouncing@partizle.com 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Either way you’re giving up some space to have a battery that’s easily replaced. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Barely. It doesn't even have to be easily replaceable as in: on the go, so that I can switch out batteries during the day. That's really not important to me. It just has to be user replaceable, so that I can switch it out at home, with normal tools, when the battery has degraded so much that the phone becomes unusable. As things are, i have to throw a disproportionate amount of money at some shop to switch out a $10 part, or risk breaking the screen and digitizer when I disassemble the phone with a suction cup and hot gun, just so I can get at the glued down battery. That's just ridiculous to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Barely. It doesn't even have to be easily replaceable as in: on the go, so that I can switch out batteries during the day. That's really not important to me. It just has to be user replaceable, so that I can switch it out at home, with normal tools, when the battery has degraded so much that the phone becomes unusable. As things are, i have to throw a disproportionate amount of money at some shop to switch out a $10 part, or risk breaking the screen and digitizer when I disassemble the phone with a suction cup and hot gun, just so I can get at the glued down battery. That's just ridiculous to me. permalink fedilink source parent