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The iFixit score is primarily about it being replaceable at all, without requiring you to damage other components for example. A core part of the EU law is tha

by crote 3y ago

The iFixit score is primarily about it being replaceable at all, without requiring you to damage other components for example. A core part of the EU law is that the repair should not require detailed technical expertise or uncommon tools. The current iPhone 13 design is not even remotely close to that. It requires a pentalobe screwdriver, a y000 screwdriver, picks which can only be inserted 3mm, a special clamp, a hairdryer to melt glue, and finally isopropyl alcohol. The iFixit guide consists of 30 steps, with several warnings about accidentally causing significant damage. That is quite a bit beyond the intended "open battery cover using philips screwdriver" type of repair.

ksec 3y ago
Are there any other design which offer similar if not better water proof spec while offering easy battery replacement? What I am saying is that many ( not all but many ) of those steps are because of water proofing the phone.
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- nikau 3y ago
  galaxy s5 was water proof with tool free battery swap. Was also similar thickness to contemporary devices.
  - ksec 3y ago
    The S5 was IP67, the newer iPhone were all IP68 and sustain a lot longer than what Apple listed.
    - nikau 3y ago
      S5 was also one of the first mainstream waterproof smartphone and came out almost 10 years ago, and had a replaceable battery without any tools. If the back was screwed on vs clipped on (allowed with new laws), it could have easily been ip68 rated.
- housemusicfan 3y ago
  That's just more rehashed propaganda from the Apple camp. They said the same thing about removing the 3.5mm headphone jack, until the excuse quietly switched to "it's about more battery space". Apparently a similar hole into the enclosure for the Lightning port was impervious to water in ways other holes weren't. The RDF kept the water out. I've owned multiple waterproof phones with a simple o-ring gasket around the battery door. Low-tech I know.

by crote 3y ago

ksec 3y ago

Are there any other design which offer similar if not better water proof spec while offering easy battery replacement? What I am saying is that many ( not all but many ) of those steps are because of water proofing the phone.

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nikau 3y ago
galaxy s5 was water proof with tool free battery swap. Was also similar thickness to contemporary devices.
- ksec 3y ago
  The S5 was IP67, the newer iPhone were all IP68 and sustain a lot longer than what Apple listed.
  - nikau 3y ago
    S5 was also one of the first mainstream waterproof smartphone and came out almost 10 years ago, and had a replaceable battery without any tools. If the back was screwed on vs clipped on (allowed with new laws), it could have easily been ip68 rated.
housemusicfan 3y ago
That's just more rehashed propaganda from the Apple camp. They said the same thing about removing the 3.5mm headphone jack, until the excuse quietly switched to "it's about more battery space". Apparently a similar hole into the enclosure for the Lightning port was impervious to water in ways other holes weren't. The RDF kept the water out. I've owned multiple waterproof phones with a simple o-ring gasket around the battery door. Low-tech I know.