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Won't repairable phones be bulkier? I would think its hard to be able to have as compact / integrated / low-toleranced of a design if you make more exposed scre
by mjparrott 5y ago
Won't repairable phones be bulkier? I would think its hard to be able to have as compact / integrated / low-toleranced of a design if you make more exposed screws, clips and replaceable seals etc.
- operator-name 5y agoFirstly repairability and the right to repair are distinct issues. Surface Pro X and Galaxy Buds are great examples that show just compactness and relative repairability can coexist.
- bogwog 5y agoNo. Also, "right to repair" doesn't mean manufacturers have to change their product designs in any way. iPhones today aren't hard to repair because they're thin, they're hard to repair because Apple ships DRM that checks the serial numbers of all the parts, so that it will refuse to work if you try to replace something. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY7DtKMBxBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY7DtKMBxBw