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One of the benefits of non-replaceable batteries is they can make better use of the available space. For the same sized phone, they will always give a larger ca
by simonbarker87 9y ago
One of the benefits of non-replaceable batteries is they can make better use of the available space. For the same sized phone, they will always give a larger capacity over a swappable battery. While I agree there are downsides to glued in batteries there are upsides as well. Apple (and every other phone manufacturer pretty much) has made the decision that most phones get replaced in 3-4 years anyway so for the extra capacity it is worth the battery failing in 2.5-3 years.
- walterbell 9y agoUsers make their own decisions about retirement of their purchased devices. Even if security updates are stopped, users can use their device offline.
- simonbarker87 9y agoFine, poor phrasing from me. I should have said "Apple, and most phone makers, have seen that most phones get replaced in 3-4 years and so they have made the decision to glue their batteries in place to get extra capacity" - Apple is a mass market device, there is little upside to them designing for the small niche of people who want to run their phone into the ground and not upgrade.
- walterbell 9y agoLittle upside until that “small niche” started reverse engineering the behavior of software that Apple designed explicitly to address this segment of their paying customers.
- KirinDave 9y ago"Since phones get replaced anyways let's make it so phones MUST be replaced." Not a fan of this logic.