Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoSmartphone buyers meh on AI, care much more about battery life - 9to5Mac9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down12
arrow-up1382arrow-down1external-linkSmartphone buyers meh on AI, care much more about battery life - 9to5Mac9to5mac.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareSam_Bass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·26 days agothat was a thing in the early days. most clamshells had em and a few flat panels (called candybars)
minus-squarecopd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-226 days agoIn fairness the removable battery came with a pretty significant tradeoff. Water resistance. Many would happily take a reduction in water resistance for replaceable batteries, the problem is no one gives us the choice EDIT: inaccurate statement. Fairphone offers removable batteries
minus-squaresekki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·26 days agoThere are phones that give you this choice. The Fairphones for example. The back cover is easily removable and you can pop out the battery like in the ol’ days. It has an IP55 as far as I know.
minus-squarecopd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-220 days agoThat sounds sweet, I’ll consider Fairphone once my current android dies its not so noble death
that was a thing in the early days. most clamshells had em and a few flat panels (called candybars)
In fairness the removable battery came with a pretty significant tradeoff.
Water resistance.
Many would happily take a reduction in water resistance for replaceable batteries, the problem is no one gives us the choice
EDIT: inaccurate statement. Fairphone offers removable batteries
There are phones that give you this choice. The Fairphones for example. The back cover is easily removable and you can pop out the battery like in the ol’ days. It has an IP55 as far as I know.
That sounds sweet, I’ll consider Fairphone once my current android dies its not so noble death