• oct_opus@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It seems they are not going to make batterie replaceable without a fight. The waterproof excuse is crap, they already don’t give us repairs if the iphone is « water dommage » and they can just make a new water resistant design around the new requirements

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      Same lame excuse they used for removing the headphone jack… Never forget what they took from us and the shitty trend they started in the industry

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        I think the charging port is the next one to go. Just use wireless charging, roast the battery and buy a new phone when the battery finally dies after a few years. However, if the battery really is replaceable, it’s going to change the economics of this plan.

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          I don’t think so. They would still need a way to connect to the phone for diagnosis reasons and all that, or to connect to it via iTunes.

          That’s still wired, so they can’t get rid of it entirely.

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            Just so you know, the Apple Watch no longer has a diagnostic port. It’s all 100% wireless now. Source

            Apple has been tinkering with this idea for a while now, and it’s already in use. Next, they just need to do the same thing with the iPhone, and they’re ready to ditch all cables.

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            1 year ago

            NFC or something to that effect can be forced"on" with their special charging connection… Or something like that

            Would be horrible for data rates but it could be done

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      The waterproof excuse is crap

      Yep. Galaxy S5, released 9 years ago with an IP67, removable battery, sd card and headphone jack with a back you could open with a fingernail.

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        Yep. Galaxy S5, released 9 years ago with an IP67, removable battery, sd card and headphone jack with a back you could open with a fingernail.

        Spot on. They boast about how the iPhone is IP68, but IPX7 means…

        Protected from immersion in water with a depth of up to 1 meter (or 3.3 feet) for up to 30 mins

        There may be a tradeoff, but I’ll take this level of waterproofing with a removable battery over being able to dunk my phone under water for 2 hours without a removable battery. Like that’s an easy choice.

        It’s all moot anyway. This is just Apple trying to justify their anti-consumer standpoint of wanting to own the device after it’s been bought, like every other fucking manufacturer out there. We will own nothing and we’ll be happy about it.