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by onli 1996 days ago
> it appears the battery is replaceable, just not easily, whereas its given an "x" on this list (is this true of all phones?)

So, the listing for the Moto X 2014 is saying exactly that. A swappable battery means that you can just take off the cover and change the battery, without needing any tool. That's not the case here (at least it's not marked as having that feature). Instead an iFixit guide is linked with 'moderate' difficulty (unlike others that are very difficult, then I wouldn't even try). Maybe that definition of a swappable battery is not universal and should be explained on the page?

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It probably should be explained. Their classification makes sense, but I think some may be misled. The demographic of people getting older phones and running LineageOS would probably be comfortable with managing a few obnoxiously tiny screws to replace a battery, and just want to be able to replace them when they start crapping out, whereas the older phones I've had which advertised a replaceable battery (consistent with this list) made it easy enough for grandma.