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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] fej 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why would a replaceable battery require a thicker phone?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Now that you say it true why would it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It makes it more difficult to design really thin phones because the battery needs a sturdier case and an additional connector to be easily replaceable. Generally making a phone smaller and thinner makes components less accessible. Personally I think it is more important that high quality batteries are available for a long time. In my opinion it would be fine if some tools were required to replace the battery. Ideally that only needs to be done once every 2-3 years so if it takes a bit longer it isn't such a big deal as when there aren't good batteries available.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

any good reason for having a super thin phone?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

I knew someone was gonna say that but of course I want it to be thin when I have it in my pocket the whole day. I have a case on my phone that makes it thicker and you can already kinda see it through my pants which doesn't really look good

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They're not thin anymore since the 9 because they're was an issue with them bending in pockets.