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I'll take a stab at this one: opening compartments require more space. Any place that has a compartment needs to have that area waterproofed off of the rest of
by t-writescode 6y ago
I'll take a stab at this one:
opening compartments require more space. Any place that has a compartment needs to have that area waterproofed off of the rest of the device. When it's a thing that can be removed, it may not provide as much structural rigidity, so it can't be trusted in as part of the foundation of the device.
If the same form factor was to be maintained, then, since you need a compartment to store the battery, that takes up extra space that can't be used for more battery, so battery life would suffer, too.
- jgalentine007 6y agoHow much space could a plastic or rubber end piece plug take up though, really? That would probably provide enough moisture resistance, why would headphones need to be waterproof?? I think it's just planned obsolescence.
- sigstoat 6y ago> why would headphones need to be waterproof because of consumers and it makes them last longer > I think it's just planned obsolescence. you're blaming them for planned obsolescence (which is a wildly overplayed card on HN), while being willing to discard water resistance, which has ended god only knows how many consumer electronic devices. please consider the possibility that you lack the information to understand the trade offs being made.
- jgalentine007 6y agoBut Airpods aren't waterproof. So there's that. Galaxy buds look pretty small and have a replaceable battery. Apple with all their genius could make it work.