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Why the hell did that stop (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Water resistance.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

That's what they want you to believe

[–] 31337 12 points 10 months ago

I used to have a water resistant Samsung Galaxy with a removable battery. The just put a seal on the battery cover.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bull. If you can get current in through the waterproof Type-C port, you can have a battery with a waterproof housing send current through some terminals.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Usb c ports can detect a short and shut off to avoid damage. Batteries can't do this and that's why they are sealed into the phone.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ok, then add that circuitry to the battery package.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago

Ok. Then the phone is bigger and more expensive once you add that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I just don't get this. I've had to get new phones twice now because the battery life got bad enough that my phone wouldn't last even a single day on a charge, but I've never even gotten close to dropping my phone in water. Are people that clumsy that they loosely hold their phone when they're in the bathroom or on a boat? It's the same with dropping it in general - I've dropped a phone twice since getting my first smartphone in 2010, and both times it was luckily onto carpet. Yeah, survivability is nice, but it's trumped by everyday usability.