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> I don't know where this myth came from but there are many smartphones that are water resistant and with a user replaceable battery. They do exist, but usuall
by mschuster91 3y ago
> I don't know where this myth came from but there are many smartphones that are water resistant and with a user replaceable battery.
They do exist, but usually (at least for Samsung and CAT, I owned both brands) come at the cost of flimsy backplanes that come loose when falling and/or are prone to break off the tiny snaps when you need to access the SD/SIM card or battery.
- GuB-42 3y agoI actually find these Samsung "flimsy" backplanes really great and not actually flimsy. I never broke these tiny snaps even though it sometimes feels like they will. I have broken snaps many times while opening devices but not those from Samsung backplanes. For me, that they come loose when falling is actually a feature. The energy of the fall has to go somewhere, and having that back cover and sometimes battery fly off means that energy is not dissipated elsewhere where it could be more damaging.