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by ThePadawan 2114 days ago
My Samsung Galaxy S3 had a thickness of of 8.6mm and a 2100mAh battery that was removable via the back cover [0].

My Samsung Galaxy S6 has a thickness of 6.8mm and a 2550mAh battery that requires unglueing to replace [1].

I'd much rather carry around the extra 1.8mm for the extra repairability.

[0] https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9300_galaxy_s_iii-4238.php

[1] https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s6-6849.php

1 comments

True. I was unaware of this.