[BigTTYGothGF]

> And this way we don't need to compromise the shell of the phone with seams and things that can fail

The ancients managed to design around replaceable batteries, I don't think these techniques have been entirely lost to time.

[scottyah]

The ancients also designed ways to carry humans without gas or electricity, but I don't really want to regress to those techniques.

[xdennis]

The "ancients" refers to phone makers 15 years ago when batteries were still replaceable.

[BigTTYGothGF]

Not a biker, eh?

[scottyah]

Hah fair- I wouldn't give up paragliding either. To keep the analogies- I wouldn't want a bike without inflatable tires, nor a paraglider without a reserve.

[halostatue]

They also designed with cheap shells that felt loose before a year was out, and offered exactly zero water and dust protection so if your device got wet, it was considered out of warranty.

[Neywiny]

https://m.gsmarena.com/results.php3?chkRemovableBattery=sele...

Incorrect. Here are 115 phones with removable batteries and rated for > 0 water protection.