It baffles me that removable battery is a default feature for rugged phones (with a high waterproof rating), but manufacturers claim "normal" phones can't have replaceable batteries because then they wouldn't be waterproof 🤷♂️
Last time I touched a Samsung Galaxy Tab Active (also rugged) it had removable batteries too (And could run on power without battery connected). Isn't that standard for rugged tabs?
I mean, to be fair to the headline, it does say most [unqualified] Android tablets, not all tablets or just rugged tablets. Maybe a tiny bit misleading but not outright false either.
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nesc@lemmy.cafe · 34 pts · 168d
B-b-but everyone said it's impossible to make batteries removable, devices will just die in seconds from the first spec of dust!
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 4 pts · 168d
Right?
I have 3 Galaxy S4's in a box that boot fine, and probably 4 of the Mini's.
Cort@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 168d
Don't forget the S5 has a removable back AND waterproofing!
despoticruin@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 168d
And an IR blaster. And a proper status and notification LED. And an SD card slot.
Companies really lost the way.
Cort@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 168d
I still can't believe how quickly they went from top tier tech in the S5, to just copying Apple's slab with the s6.
OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 168d
Great to see this feature coming back, now do this for a phone and add back removable SD card.
Still haven't found a use for a non e-ink tablet...
ackthxbye@feddit.org · 5 pts · 168d
There you go:
https://buy.jolla-devices.com/product/volla-phone-x23/
https://hammerphones.com/en/product/hammer-blade-v-5g
https://www.gigaset.com/at_de/gigaset-gx6/
It baffles me that removable battery is a default feature for rugged phones (with a high waterproof rating), but manufacturers claim "normal" phones can't have replaceable batteries because then they wouldn't be waterproof 🤷♂️
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 168d
Some new phones still have SD card slots. Motorola G Play series, for one.
anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 168d
Last time I touched a Samsung Galaxy Tab Active (also rugged) it had removable batteries too (And could run on power without battery connected). Isn't that standard for rugged tabs?
spongebue@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 168d
I mean, to be fair to the headline, it does say most [unqualified] Android tablets, not all tablets or just rugged tablets. Maybe a tiny bit misleading but not outright false either.
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 168d
Shit, I might just pick one up.
thenewred@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 168d
Where in the video does it talk about this?