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European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries (www.techspot.com)
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[–] 8 points 3 years ago (6 children)

Would this affect the waterproof ratings of phones? It would make the phone less sealed.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

    I bet it would, depending on the definition of "removable". A casually removable cover that's also waterproof usually involves a rubber seal that can fail a bunch of ways. On the other hand, shrink-wrapping a the electrical parts of a phone is cheap and nearly foolproof.

    If they allow batteries that can be replaced with specialised but available tools that might be a nice middle ground.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    Most batteries can be replaced relatively easy if you have special tools. The inside of phones is actually surprisingly modular. The hardest part is usually just getting the back cover off without ruining it... and that you can't easily source original batteries and have to rely on 3rd party ones of questionable quality.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    I had a Sony Xperia Z3 which had its charging port and sim tray covered by small pieces attached to the case that had rubber on them so you could open it and use the port and then seal it again. It also had a magnetic charging port that didn't need water protection.
    But iirc, it was said that the waterproof rating was only true as long as you didn't use these pieces^^

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