▲ 462 ▼ Why Charging Your Gadgets Over 80% Is Such a Bad Idea | iFixit News (www.ifixit.com) submitted 2 years ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world 252 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] solrize@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (4 children) What? No just a new battery. That's the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 36 points 2 years ago* (2 children) That's the point of what this guy is saying. But the point of making batteries not easily removable (besides the waterproofing factor) is that when a repair shop charges them $150 to do it, lots of people will justify putting that money towards a new phone instead. As someone who works on phones as a hobby, I've seen that the percentage of people who will either hire someone to do it or buy a different phone is near 100. It's absolutely an intentional planned obsolescence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JonEFive@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Waterproofing is a lame excuse that I won't accept from these manufacturers. It may be not as easy as just permanently gluing the thing together, but it's definitely possible to have a sealed battery compartment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] auzas_1337@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago For example cameras have been weatherproof for decades now. And you can both change the batteries and plug a bunch of stuff in them no problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago They were being sarcastic and quoting something a phone manufacturer would say. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 36 points 2 years ago* (2 children) That's the point of what this guy is saying. But the point of making batteries not easily removable (besides the waterproofing factor) is that when a repair shop charges them $150 to do it, lots of people will justify putting that money towards a new phone instead. As someone who works on phones as a hobby, I've seen that the percentage of people who will either hire someone to do it or buy a different phone is near 100. It's absolutely an intentional planned obsolescence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JonEFive@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Waterproofing is a lame excuse that I won't accept from these manufacturers. It may be not as easy as just permanently gluing the thing together, but it's definitely possible to have a sealed battery compartment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] auzas_1337@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago For example cameras have been weatherproof for decades now. And you can both change the batteries and plug a bunch of stuff in them no problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Waterproofing is a lame excuse that I won't accept from these manufacturers. It may be not as easy as just permanently gluing the thing together, but it's definitely possible to have a sealed battery compartment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] auzas_1337@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago For example cameras have been weatherproof for decades now. And you can both change the batteries and plug a bunch of stuff in them no problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] auzas_1337@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago For example cameras have been weatherproof for decades now. And you can both change the batteries and plug a bunch of stuff in them no problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago They were being sarcastic and quoting something a phone manufacturer would say. permalink fedilink source parent