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If the EU has its way we might all get this.

One can hope.

People can babble about water proofing, etc. There is no legitimate engineering problem.

The battery could power the device wirelessly at this point.

They could even claim they’re saving the environment by not including the battery after a couple release cycles.

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Oof i didn’t think of them selling the battery separate possibly with an upcharge. monkeys paw curls

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You probably also didn’t think about them no longer making the battery two years after releasing the phone.

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Third party has always been the solution to this.

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I had that issue with an Otterbox case. Bought it, it was bulky but protected the phone well. After 3 years the rubber tore near the charging port. They offer “lifetime” warranty (5 years). Well, wrote them for a replacement and they simply said nah, they don’t have that case any more for a phone this “old”. So they didn’t honor the warranty and just told me I’m out of luck.

What the hell do I buy an expensive phone case for when they can’t even honor a 5 year warranty? That was the last Otterbox for me, Spigen was the choice I went with afterwards. Can’t go wrong with a 10 buck phone case, I don’t care if it breaks in a few years.

When it comes to phones every manufacturer just gives you the finger if it’s 3+ years old it seems.

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