Comment by unethical_ban
16 hours ago
If only there were a way to quickly swap out defective, used batteries for new, safe batteries without needing to return a critical device to the manufacturer.
16 hours ago
If only there were a way to quickly swap out defective, used batteries for new, safe batteries without needing to return a critical device to the manufacturer.
I hate this "tabs and adhesive" business. I've had to replace batteries way more often than I've benefited from it being a couple millimeters smaller or marginally better sealed against being dropped into a puddle.
I think it's sad and funny that most of the replies to this assume the difficulty of the non-replaceable battery. For years, it was the way things worked. Smaller battery, maybe a spare in your pocket. Then the iPhone:(
I don't think it helps anyone to dismiss the difficulty involved in doing that in 2025 vs 2004.
I'm not saying it's not possible, of course it is, but there is some friction and difficulty especially if you seriously want to compete with Apple, Samsung, Oppo, Xiaomi, etc.
Fairphone exists[0]. Nobody is in the market for either a Fairphone vs Galaxy vs Pixel.
There is also the Samsung XCover 7 pro. Waterproof, trivially swappable battery. You can even keep around a few batteries for quick recharge. https://www.samsung.com/us/business/mobile/phones/galaxy-xco...
Someone needs to first make replacement batteries in the right dimensions, voltage, etc...
It takes about five seconds after a new phone is released for Chinese factories to design and start selling all sorts of accessories, including batteries. High quality ones too.
The average consumer needs to be able to swap it without doing deep surgery on the phone, and that's on the phone's manufacturer.
The same factories that made the current battery that is a fire risk. yes. or maybe different ones, with no vetting for how dangerous their batteries are.
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Pretty much any phone repair store swaps them out in store. I've done exactly a Pixel 6 recently.