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It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027
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this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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this is straight-up BS. there were many phones with ip68 and user-replacable batteries back when sealing the battery in a phone was frowned upon. not all but many.
I have a two-way radio which floats in water and has a replaceable battery. It's just excuses. However I do believe they got rid of replaceable batteries to save on space and thickness of the devices.
Thickness is the only concern I have. I’d love to be able to replace the battery in my iPhone safely and easily, but I don’t really want to give up having a phone that’s less than 10mm thick.
Thickness of your phone is now dictated by cameras. Because of focal lengths and what not, they need to be a certain size, that's why they're always with an overhang.