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I can't imagine it would be that hard to make the battery removable? (I don't know for sure, just pure speculation). At any rate, I'd expect at least some phone

I can't imagine it would be that hard to make the battery removable? (I don't know for sure, just pure speculation). At any rate, I'd expect at least some phone manufacturer to create a modern smart phone like that.

pron 12y ago
The Samsung Galaxy has a removable battery.
ceejayoz 12y ago
It's not hard, but it takes up more space than a permanently affixed battery (which doesn't need a user-facing battery bay, can be permanently wired in, etc.) and introduces moving parts (I recall having my battery cover open and the battery skitter across the floor whenever I'd drop my old flip phone). Apple has been moving in the same direction for laptops. http://ifixit.org/blog/2763/the-new-macbook-pro-unfixable-unhackable-untenable/ http://ifixit.org/blog/2763/the-new-macbook-pro-unfixable-un... https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/PTdAj6LheOiy2Vu1.medium https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/PTdAj6LheOiy2Vu1.m... shows 8 of the 16 RAM chips (the others are on the other side) in a Macbook Air. Having them soldered straight on the board means you can't replace 'em, but it also means they use a lot less space than a stick of RAM.