@PeterPoopshit@sh.itjust.works to > Greentext@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoAnon gets his iPhone battery replacedsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up11.5K
arrow-up11.5KimageAnon gets his iPhone battery replacedsh.itjust.works@PeterPoopshit@sh.itjust.works to > Greentext@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-squarekamenlinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 years ago People can babble about water proofing, etc. There is no legitimate engineering problem. Even if it was a legitimate problem, it’s sad that only about half of the phones are certified waterproof even if almost all are sealed.
minus-square@Ado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 years agoWhy is that sad? I can understand why companies don’t want to pay just to get a certification when the phone itself is up to standards regardless
minus-squarekamenlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years ago“It’s easier to make the phone waterproof if the battery is not user-serviceable” is a common argument; if it’s really true, way more phones should be waterproof even if not IP-certified (which understandably costs money and raises the end price).
minus-square@ZiemekZ@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoSamsung Galaxy S5 would like to have a word. IP67 while having user-detachable battery cover.
minus-square@SnipingNinja@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink2•2 years agoNot that the phones are warrantied against water damage even if they are rated as water resistant.
Even if it was a legitimate problem, it’s sad that only about half of the phones are certified waterproof even if almost all are sealed.
Why is that sad? I can understand why companies don’t want to pay just to get a certification when the phone itself is up to standards regardless
“It’s easier to make the phone waterproof if the battery is not user-serviceable” is a common argument; if it’s really true, way more phones should be waterproof even if not IP-certified (which understandably costs money and raises the end price).
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Samsung Galaxy S5 would like to have a word. IP67 while having user-detachable battery cover.
One of the very few phones like this.
Not that the phones are warrantied against water damage even if they are rated as water resistant.