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Wouldn't "user replaceable" make it more expensive? Besides I can't even imagine an iPhone that can be easily opened by anyone, stay water resistant and "Apple-

by mojuba 3y ago

Wouldn't "user replaceable" make it more expensive? Besides I can't even imagine an iPhone that can be easily opened by anyone, stay water resistant and "Apple-y" at the same time...

asciimov 3y ago
It'll pop out just like a sim card. Push a little tool into a button, out she goes.
- tmikaeld 3y ago
  That sound plausible actually, maybe to right right below the power button? The battery seems to be close to that area anyway
- ilyt 3y ago
  Not a chance, too much wasted space
marinhero 3y ago
I hear you but it think they’ll comply and provide a way to have all those things. There was no incentive to have it up until now. With fines on the line they better get creative.
firefoxd 3y ago
There are so many things we couldn't imagine with iPhone. But the clever engineer, when motivated, will figure out how to do it. Let's leave it to them.
xbmcuser 3y ago
Ah no they have the design chops to build something where the batteries can be easily replaced but that would make phone replacement slower so was not prioritised this will force the hands of manufacturers. I hope it results in something like the nokia 3310 battery where we get a battery that is designed to be used in multiple devices. And because the phone was so popular the battery was easily available many manufacturers of product like eink readers etc starting using them in own devices.
ilyt 3y ago
> Wouldn't "user replaceable" make it more expensive? Yes, in $1 worth of screws. > Besides I can't even imagine an iPhone that can be easily opened by anyone, stay water resistant and "Apple-y" at the same time... Trying to do water-proofness without whole "slather it in glue" would probably add tiny bit of thickness to the thing as you'd need to have some oiled seals across the edge. And considering some phones already need a case just so I can hold one comfortably I'm not complaining about thicker edge coming back..

by mojuba 3y ago

Wouldn't "user replaceable" make it more expensive? Besides I can't even imagine an iPhone that can be easily opened by anyone, stay water resistant and "Apple-y" at the same time...

asciimov 3y ago

It'll pop out just like a sim card. Push a little tool into a button, out she goes.

tmikaeld 3y ago
That sound plausible actually, maybe to right right below the power button? The battery seems to be close to that area anyway
ilyt 3y ago
Not a chance, too much wasted space

marinhero 3y ago

I hear you but it think they’ll comply and provide a way to have all those things. There was no incentive to have it up until now. With fines on the line they better get creative.

firefoxd 3y ago

There are so many things we couldn't imagine with iPhone. But the clever engineer, when motivated, will figure out how to do it. Let's leave it to them.

xbmcuser 3y ago

Ah no they have the design chops to build something where the batteries can be easily replaced but that would make phone replacement slower so was not prioritised this will force the hands of manufacturers. I hope it results in something like the nokia 3310 battery where we get a battery that is designed to be used in multiple devices. And because the phone was so popular the battery was easily available many manufacturers of product like eink readers etc starting using them in own devices.

ilyt 3y ago

> Wouldn't "user replaceable" make it more expensive? Yes, in $1 worth of screws. > Besides I can't even imagine an iPhone that can be easily opened by anyone, stay water resistant and "Apple-y" at the same time... Trying to do water-proofness without whole "slather it in glue" would probably add tiny bit of thickness to the thing as you'd need to have some oiled seals across the edge. And considering some phones already need a case just so I can hold one comfortably I'm not complaining about thicker edge coming back..