▲ 158 ▼ Apple Explains Why It Won’t Make iPhones With Replaceable Batteries (www.inverse.com) submitted 3 years ago by doctorcherry@lemmy.ml to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world 158 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Bardfinn@lemmy.world -40 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 30 points 3 years ago (2 children) We had phones with replaceable batteries for a long time. Many of them were waterproof, but none of them exploded on contact with water. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gdbjr@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Water resistance not waterproof. I don’t know if any general consumer phones that are waterproof. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Bardfinn@lemmy.world -9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I don't follow the metaphor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Osa-Eris-Xero512@kbin.social 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) Yes they have, which tells me no engineers were consulted for this statement. Waterproofing and replaceable batteries is a trivial combination. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] min0nim@aussie.zone 5 points 3 years ago This is simply not the case. Saying it’s ‘trivial’ is like saying it’s trivial to travel to Mars because we’ve sent things there before. Reliably sealing anything with a joint is far from trivial. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Bardfinn@lemmy.world -6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) "Apple engineers" lol Get the Apple out of your ass permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Bardfinn@lemmy.world -7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] _haha_oh_wow_@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Waterproof phones with replaceable batteries are most certainly possible and have existed for over a decade at least. Sorry, but that argument is total bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 30 points 3 years ago (2 children) We had phones with replaceable batteries for a long time. Many of them were waterproof, but none of them exploded on contact with water. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gdbjr@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Water resistance not waterproof. I don’t know if any general consumer phones that are waterproof. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Bardfinn@lemmy.world -9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I don't follow the metaphor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gdbjr@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Water resistance not waterproof. I don’t know if any general consumer phones that are waterproof. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Bardfinn@lemmy.world -9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I don't follow the metaphor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I don't follow the metaphor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Osa-Eris-Xero512@kbin.social 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) Yes they have, which tells me no engineers were consulted for this statement. Waterproofing and replaceable batteries is a trivial combination. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] min0nim@aussie.zone 5 points 3 years ago This is simply not the case. Saying it’s ‘trivial’ is like saying it’s trivial to travel to Mars because we’ve sent things there before. Reliably sealing anything with a joint is far from trivial. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Bardfinn@lemmy.world -6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] min0nim@aussie.zone 5 points 3 years ago This is simply not the case. Saying it’s ‘trivial’ is like saying it’s trivial to travel to Mars because we’ve sent things there before. Reliably sealing anything with a joint is far from trivial. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Bardfinn@lemmy.world -6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) "Apple engineers" lol Get the Apple out of your ass permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Bardfinn@lemmy.world -7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Bardfinn@lemmy.world -7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _haha_oh_wow_@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Waterproof phones with replaceable batteries are most certainly possible and have existed for over a decade at least. Sorry, but that argument is total bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent