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minus-squareEinar@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThey had waterproof smartphones before this idiocy of non-replacable batteries. Ten years ago! Just some examples: Sony Xperia Active (2011) Samsung Galaxy S5 (2014) Today’s smartphones are built cheap. Sadly. Louis Rossmam explains this well.
minus-squareGaryPonderosa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWaterproofing was more difficult with replaceable batteries. It was a feature you paid extra for.
They had waterproof smartphones before this idiocy of non-replacable batteries. Ten years ago!
Just some examples:
Sony Xperia Active (2011)
Samsung Galaxy S5 (2014)
Today’s smartphones are built cheap. Sadly. Louis Rossmam explains this well.
Waterproofing was more difficult with replaceable batteries. It was a feature you paid extra for.