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[–] 84 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Or..just make a damn removable battery And allow people to buy new batteries. I don't need my phone to charge in half a second with a high chance of it exploding or killing itself from being charged at high speeds...I just want to be able to replace the shit you glued in

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    honestly agreed, I don't mind the fast charging, but I would love removable batteries. Even if it meant shorter life spans. like I used to be able to pay 20-30$ on a battery and replace it, but now you need adhesive and a heat gun

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

    I read somewhere about a phone that had 2 batteries, that way you could swap batteries with the phone remained turned on during the process!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    That was the case on the old Motorola StarTac. One battery was attached to the top of the flip, and then there was a larger battery that could be clipped onto the back. Both would power the phone so as long as one had power you could swap the other.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    my headset does this, I'm spoiled by it and I'll never go back. I'm fully ok with putting up with some of the issues with the headset exclusively cause of this feature. It's so nice

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Can you share the model name of your headset?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I've used two headsets that done it, the Arctis Pro Wireless and turtle beach stealth pro, I highly recommend the Arctis Pro wireless over the turtle beach though as the Arctis Pro wireless was a seemless swap, where the turtle beach has a 10-15 second delay swapping battery.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Nokia n900 could do it live, with a charger connected instead of a second battery.

    You disabled the watchdog, because root access was officially supported, turned the brightness way down, connected the charger, and finally swapped the batteries.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    With a replaceable battery, you just carry a second one and swap them on the go

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Isnt the problem with a swappable battery, like you describe, that the phone will lose its waterproofing?

    Dont get me wrong, i dont think they should be welded to the internals like they are these days, they should be easily removable, but getting into the phone shouldsnt be super simple unless they find a decent way to waterproof a removable back plate.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm going to reply with a link to review of a phone that solved it with IP67 rating

    https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s5-smartphone,3908-3.html

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    That's pretty cool! i never had the S5. Looks like a good solution. It looks like it would work on a lot of phones today.

    Although, i think there are design changes to consider on newer phones with more powerful hardware. I believe they contain empty space that is there to aid with cooling the phone so the solid body of the S5 shown in the link might not work, meaning there would need to be a specific cut out space for the gasket to seal against.

    I appreciate that its probably not the most challenging problem to overcome, and i would very much appreciate companies spending more money on solving the issue. But i don't think its a "one size fits all" solution in a world of vastly differing design choices, folding phones and modular phones.

    Having said all that, i would much prefer for there to be less makes and models of phone and for the focus to be on designing something that won't be useless in 5 years. It should all be about longevity and reducing e waste.

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  • [+] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    In which you'd need a power bank and cable that youre carrying if you don't want to be tethered to an outlet (which may or may not be available.)

    Seems a second battery is just a better option.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    How do you charge the 2nd battery? Do you charge it slowly when home and keep it as spare while you use your main battery and wait for it to charge to full.

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