Apple is sending out checks for ‘batterygate’ class action claims::Apple has begun sending money to people whose iPhones were intentionally throttled in the iPhone 6, 6S, and 7 lines, as well as the first iPhone SE.
Apple is sending out checks for ‘batterygate’ class action claims::Apple has begun sending money to people whose iPhones were intentionally throttled in the iPhone 6, 6S, and 7 lines, as well as the first iPhone SE.
How would this impact the phones water resistance, I wonder? A removable battery would require some sort of user serviceable (breakable) seal on the door.
Maybe they could put the seal at the connection on the battery to the phone instead of around the door where it is likely to get debris lodged in it.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover6 Pro has a replaceble battery while being IP68 dust/water resistant, which means it can be submerged in water up to 1.5m/5ft for 35 min. It’s definitely possible, but they just don’t want to make such phones apparently.
I remember my s5 being decent and easy enough to swap batteries. Side note that was the last phone I had that actually survived me until it was too old to go on.
Personally I would rather they had to make phones a little thicker again to include a properly sealed battery compartment, the new ones look very nice but it’s too hard to get a decent grip without accidentally bumping the edge of the screen.
Maybe the whole back side of the phone is the battery, and the two sides are independently watertight? The charger port and usb controller could be on the battery too, that way you can replace it if it breaks or you want to be compatible with a new fast charging specification, and you could charge it independently if you have more than one.
Good question. I imagine they could still make the internals of the phone waterproof. Getting your phone wet might destroy the battery but not the expensive phone. If they can make waterproof phones with USB-C ports which provide power then they should be able to make waterproof phones with a hidden “port” for the battery under a cover.
I remember getting my first waterproof phone (Z), every port had a flap over it. The only exception was a special docking connector, that took +5v and gnd. And I thought (at the time) “that makes sense, all the other jacks probably can’t be waterproof”.
Then 6 months later, I was handed the Z1, complete with waterproof 3.5mm jack.
Another year later, the Z3 had a waterproof charging port too.
It definitely feels like these things are gradually possible, if the manufacturer actually wants to achieve it.
Siemens M35