• acosmichippo@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    I think the battery system that’s best for everyone would be user-replaceable batteries. That way you can have an extra battery on hand to swap in as needed, or even extra-capacity batteries that make your phone a little thicker for people who are okay with that.

    Those of us who do actually prefer thinner, lighter phones can still have them (maybe with a slight increase in thickness to accommodate the attachment mechanisms). Plus bigger batteries are a huge waste of resources if the capacity isn’t going to be used.

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      3 hours ago

      that was a thing in the early days. most clamshells had em and a few flat panels (called candybars)

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        1 hour ago

        First few galaxy phones. Pretty much all of the first few generations of smart phone except apple

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          yep. first one i had with a non removable battery was the lg v30. battery was removable but you voided the warranty to do it and it required opening the entire case with a knife edge