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[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

That's the point of what this guy is saying.

But the point of making batteries not easily removable (besides the waterproofing factor) is that when a repair shop charges them $150 to do it, lots of people will justify putting that money towards a new phone instead.

As someone who works on phones as a hobby, I've seen that the percentage of people who will either hire someone to do it or buy a different phone is near 100. It's absolutely an intentional planned obsolescence.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Waterproofing is a lame excuse that I won't accept from these manufacturers. It may be not as easy as just permanently gluing the thing together, but it's definitely possible to have a sealed battery compartment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

For example cameras have been weatherproof for decades now. And you can both change the batteries and plug a bunch of stuff in them no problem.