New EU legislation can bring back user-replaceable batteries
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- Demon Slayer
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- 22 Dec 2022
Anonym, 22 Dec 2022A simple Y cable will solve that.They don't sell those everywhere like where i live so i have to go through the hassle of ordering one online, risk getting scammed and then wait 3 months for it to arrive
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- 22 Dec 2022
Anonym, 22 Dec 2022The best microphones are already USB based (i.e., they have... moreBefore someone gets trigger happy, it was a typo, they have ADCs. Yes, I do know the difference.
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- 22 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 22 Dec 2022Best of luck using external microphone on USB C port... oh ... moreThe best microphones are already USB based (i.e., they have a full-blown soundcard inside with proper DACs and well designed analog stages), so I'm not sure what point you are trying to make.
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- 22 Dec 2022
Demon Slayer, 22 Dec 2022Except the usb c is used for charging while the headphone j... moreA simple Y cable will solve that.
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- Anonymous
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- 22 Dec 2022
EU is really doing some things right. While they are at it, they should also enforce possibility for user to increase phone memory with microsd.
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- 22 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 22 Dec 2022All phones have a 3.5mm jack. It's called the USB c po... moreBest of luck using external microphone on USB C port... oh no, you can't use it because you don't have adapter or dongle for it. Even if you have one, best of luck with the compatibility.
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- 22 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 22 Dec 2022All phones have a 3.5mm jack. It's called the USB c po... moreExcept the usb c is used for charging while the headphone jack is for headphones
If you use the usb c for headphones then you can't charge your phone at the same time if you wanna use headphones
The jack and sd card slot were removed because the companies realized they have fanboys who will defend them no matter what so they got greedy and wanted to cash in with their wireless headphones and cloud storage, they need to be put back in their place
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- 22 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 22 Dec 2022All phones have a 3.5mm jack. It's called the USB c po... moreDo you enjoy making excuses for major corporations that remove basic features in the name of "progress"??
"You will own nothing and be happy" sounds like the kinda phrase you're down with... Many of us aren't.
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- Anonymous
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- 22 Dec 2022
if it's as garbage as their other legislation involving technology, I can only weep
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- 22 Dec 2022
PhoneAddictedTR, 20 Dec 2022Now it is time for Eu to pass a new law for Micro-SD and 3.... moreAll phones have a 3.5mm jack. It's called the USB c port. There is no way they will pass a law so that consumers would save 3 Euros on an adapter.
Micro SD and removable batteries is way , way, way more serious of a problem. In fact they are actual problems meant to hasten the replacement of phones.
Nobody ever replaced his phone because of the lack of a 3.5mm hole (just buy the damn adapter and be done with it). It was always a ridiculous complaint, given how easy its fix were.
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- 22 Dec 2022
Demon Slayer, 21 Dec 2022I liked LG's approach with the G5 by sliding the botto... moreHonestly for me the easiest would be just having screws. It can hold everything like the motherboard down if its long enough. If the battery expands its easy to remove the back cover without having to rub the battery's outer wall with a sliding back cover. OR instead of screws. Something like a tiny screw sized rod with different diameters inside the phone so you could just pull it out (or unscrew) like a watch crown to release the back cover.
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- 22 Dec 2022
Anders, 21 Dec 2022Cloud storage is less secure and if you don't have any... moreExactly. That is why I still deeply value microSD card support. The flexibility of having additional storage when you are in places with little to no internet coverage is still there. After all, not everyone is going to bring an external hard drive all along.
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- 22 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 21 Dec 2022Obviously has to be newly manufactured and preferably sold ... moreand how do you tell the battery is newly manufactered? with the amount of batteries model, you expect manufacturer to still produce the battery model after the phone is released 3 years ago? They could, but will not be cheap due to tiny scale of economy.
Also working fine doesn't mean battery has not degraded, the "new" battery might just be 80% of the designed capacity due to degradation. This would be much worse if the battery was poorly built that doesn't even match the capacity of the original.
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- 22 Dec 2022
IMO, there should be fixed dimension (x inch for 4000mAh, y inch for 3000mAh, etc) & specifications for batteries and batteries should have a standard like the AAA batteries so that it can be used across multiple devices.
Good move. Should be a global standard.
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- 22 Dec 2022
Rixy Rohaizie, 22 Dec 2022if this happen. say goodbye to smaller bezel & waterpro... morethere is always a way bro .. companies just need to invest in R&D to find a way
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- 22 Dec 2022
Anonymous, 22 Dec 2022The bezeless portion is laughable. But even more so with yo... morei mean thickness of the phone. even if that phone waterproof point but cits still at certain price range. what about mid tier
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- 22 Dec 2022
Anonym, 21 Dec 2022Never had any trouble replacing the (few) batteries that ne... moreNot all phones with sealed batteries are built the same way. Have you seen those serviced with more advanced equipments or those whose parts are tied with drm locks?
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- 22 Dec 2022
Sin , 21 Dec 2022Am all for user removable battery's on smartphones ... moreIf they do not want removable backs, at least don't glue them to the point the motherboard or lcd display breaks.
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- 22 Dec 2022
Rixy Rohaizie, 22 Dec 2022if this happen. say goodbye to smaller bezel & waterpro... moreThe bezeless portion is laughable. But even more so with your ip68 rant because the phone in the thumbnail not also has it but a removable battery as well.
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- 22 Dec 2022
if this happen. say goodbye to smaller bezel & waterproof . i hope people that mishandle the battery itself dont blame the company