The problem with removable batteries is that you sacrifice water-proofness. That’s why iPhone batteries aren’t removable: Apple found that, on average, people prefer a water-proof phone over a replaceable battery. If you make the battery to removable, you can’t use sealants anymore, you’re just relying on a gasket.
Personally, I would rather have a phone that can handle being dropped in a sink full of dishes and am happy to pay $80 every 3 years to have the battery swapped.
Galaxy s5, all of the galaxy xcover phones. And also user removable in a sense that a user must be able to remove it with widely available tools or the tool must be provided. So manufacturers will probably start using screws and give you the screwdriver or something. Probably would also mean longer software upgrades since users probably would not feel the need to buy a new phone every time the battery dies.
The problem with removable batteries is that you sacrifice water-proofness. That’s why iPhone batteries aren’t removable: Apple found that, on average, people prefer a water-proof phone over a replaceable battery. If you make the battery to removable, you can’t use sealants anymore, you’re just relying on a gasket.
Personally, I would rather have a phone that can handle being dropped in a sink full of dishes and am happy to pay $80 every 3 years to have the battery swapped.
Galaxy s5, all of the galaxy xcover phones. And also user removable in a sense that a user must be able to remove it with widely available tools or the tool must be provided. So manufacturers will probably start using screws and give you the screwdriver or something. Probably would also mean longer software upgrades since users probably would not feel the need to buy a new phone every time the battery dies.
So what about the iPhones pre IP68 certification? They never wanted this