▲ 262 ▼ EU votes for smartphones having user-replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.pcmag.com) submitted 3 years ago by tmpod@lemmy.pt to c/technology@beehaw.org 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] coffee@geddit.social 3 points 3 years ago (3 children) Will the phones still be waterproof? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] narc0tic_bird@beehaw.org 14 points 3 years ago (1 child) Louis Rossmann did a video on this and pointed out that there were phones that had IP67 (Samsung Galaxy S5) or even IP68 (some Sony phone) rating with user replaceable batteries. So yeah, they should be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago* Not to mention there are a host of other products with ports and openings that are waterproof. Phones have slim packaging but rubber gaskets are even slimmer. My S21 Ultra is water resistant even with an open USB-C port. permalink fedilink source parent [–] techno156@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago I don't see why they wouldn't be. It wasn't all that long ago that we had waterproof phones, with similar ratings as current phones, whilst also having a replaceable battery. The Samsung Galaxy S5 had an IP67 rating, for example, despite having a headphone jack, and a replaceable battery/removable back. (it also featured wireless charging, which was surprisingly forward for the time). permalink fedilink source parent [–] tmpod@lemmy.pt [S] 1 point 3 years ago Good question. I'm sure there's still ways to make them water proof, even if it requires some little screws. Still, I'd rather have replaceable battery rather than total water tight casing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] narc0tic_bird@beehaw.org 14 points 3 years ago (1 child) Louis Rossmann did a video on this and pointed out that there were phones that had IP67 (Samsung Galaxy S5) or even IP68 (some Sony phone) rating with user replaceable batteries. So yeah, they should be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago* Not to mention there are a host of other products with ports and openings that are waterproof. Phones have slim packaging but rubber gaskets are even slimmer. My S21 Ultra is water resistant even with an open USB-C port. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago* Not to mention there are a host of other products with ports and openings that are waterproof. Phones have slim packaging but rubber gaskets are even slimmer. My S21 Ultra is water resistant even with an open USB-C port. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] techno156@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago I don't see why they wouldn't be. It wasn't all that long ago that we had waterproof phones, with similar ratings as current phones, whilst also having a replaceable battery. The Samsung Galaxy S5 had an IP67 rating, for example, despite having a headphone jack, and a replaceable battery/removable back. (it also featured wireless charging, which was surprisingly forward for the time). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt [S] 1 point 3 years ago Good question. I'm sure there's still ways to make them water proof, even if it requires some little screws. Still, I'd rather have replaceable battery rather than total water tight casing. permalink fedilink source parent