▲ 1133 ▼ EU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide; no more glued together junk! (www.youtube.com) submitted 3 years ago by Roman0@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world 266 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] balance_sheet@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] barsoap@lemm.ee 13 points 3 years ago No it doesn't. you have have IP68 and a removable battery. What's not as easy it making them paper-thin as the battery needs to have structural integrity of its own. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Whooping_Seal@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 years ago My old Galaxy S5 was water resistant (IP67, 30min/1 metre submerged) The rear cover had a gasket to prevent water entering the motherboard, micro sd, battery, sim etc. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JCreazy@midwest.social 7 points 3 years ago (4 children) I've never understood the whole waterproof thing. I've never been in an instance where my phone was in any danger of getting wet. I get float trips and stuff but that seems like an uncommon case and even then there are ways to waterproof a phone temporarily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] derf82@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago You don’t use your phone on the bathroom or the kitchen? It never rains where you live? You never keep your phone in your pocket next to a sweaty leg? I want a phone that can survive minor issues. I don’t want a phone that will die because it slipped into the sink while washing my hands or something like that. A degree of being waterproof does that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] minimar@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago This. If you really want to take your phone on your extreme surfing adventure, just put it in a waterproof case! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Whooping_Seal@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago I don't think a phone needs to be 100% waterproof to 50 metres, but some amount of water-resistance is just good product design. Companies should not be encouraging people to dunk their phones in water, I think IP ratings sadly encourage this as well as some of the advertising around their water resistance claims. But having some amount of water resistance built into electronics helps reduce e-waste because accidents do happen. For more serious water activities people should be buying waterproof bags for their electronics. permalink fedilink source parent [–] markstos@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) People mount phones to bike handlebars for navigation. Then it starts raining. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JCreazy@midwest.social 0 points 3 years ago That seems like an edge case though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] markstos@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Motorola Defy was waterproof with removable battery. A small switch locked the cover in place with a rubber gasket. This was over 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 13 points 3 years ago No it doesn't. you have have IP68 and a removable battery. What's not as easy it making them paper-thin as the battery needs to have structural integrity of its own. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Whooping_Seal@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 years ago My old Galaxy S5 was water resistant (IP67, 30min/1 metre submerged) The rear cover had a gasket to prevent water entering the motherboard, micro sd, battery, sim etc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JCreazy@midwest.social 7 points 3 years ago (4 children) I've never understood the whole waterproof thing. I've never been in an instance where my phone was in any danger of getting wet. I get float trips and stuff but that seems like an uncommon case and even then there are ways to waterproof a phone temporarily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] derf82@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago You don’t use your phone on the bathroom or the kitchen? It never rains where you live? You never keep your phone in your pocket next to a sweaty leg? I want a phone that can survive minor issues. I don’t want a phone that will die because it slipped into the sink while washing my hands or something like that. A degree of being waterproof does that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] minimar@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago This. If you really want to take your phone on your extreme surfing adventure, just put it in a waterproof case! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Whooping_Seal@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago I don't think a phone needs to be 100% waterproof to 50 metres, but some amount of water-resistance is just good product design. Companies should not be encouraging people to dunk their phones in water, I think IP ratings sadly encourage this as well as some of the advertising around their water resistance claims. But having some amount of water resistance built into electronics helps reduce e-waste because accidents do happen. For more serious water activities people should be buying waterproof bags for their electronics. permalink fedilink source parent [–] markstos@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) People mount phones to bike handlebars for navigation. Then it starts raining. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JCreazy@midwest.social 0 points 3 years ago That seems like an edge case though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] derf82@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago You don’t use your phone on the bathroom or the kitchen? It never rains where you live? You never keep your phone in your pocket next to a sweaty leg? I want a phone that can survive minor issues. I don’t want a phone that will die because it slipped into the sink while washing my hands or something like that. A degree of being waterproof does that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] minimar@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago This. If you really want to take your phone on your extreme surfing adventure, just put it in a waterproof case! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Whooping_Seal@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago I don't think a phone needs to be 100% waterproof to 50 metres, but some amount of water-resistance is just good product design. Companies should not be encouraging people to dunk their phones in water, I think IP ratings sadly encourage this as well as some of the advertising around their water resistance claims. But having some amount of water resistance built into electronics helps reduce e-waste because accidents do happen. For more serious water activities people should be buying waterproof bags for their electronics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] markstos@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) People mount phones to bike handlebars for navigation. Then it starts raining. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JCreazy@midwest.social 0 points 3 years ago That seems like an edge case though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JCreazy@midwest.social 0 points 3 years ago That seems like an edge case though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] markstos@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Motorola Defy was waterproof with removable battery. A small switch locked the cover in place with a rubber gasket. This was over 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent