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0 pointsmassysett10y ago0 comments

"I didn't want to run the gauntlet of fakes/scams that is trying to buy a replacement battery"

I felt the same way when I had to replace a phone battery...which then made me wonder what the point of having a replaceable battery is when you worry that a replacement battery might explode. So my next phone, HTC One, did not have a replaceable battery and I did not miss it. Replacements are too hard to find and besides it's easier to just plug in an external battery anyway.

I see why Samsung went with the non-removable battery on the new phones.

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rwmj10y ago

As far as I can tell, the problem is the manufacturers stop making the batteries for particular phones after quite a short time. So by the time you need a replacement, you're in the territory of "reconditioned" batteries (in the best case).

I suppose I could have the foresight to buy two batteries when I get a new phone, although I've never done that and I'd have to work out how to store the second battery so it wouldn't go dead or get lost, and it increases the initial cost of the phone even further.

DrScump10y ago

I wonder if the lame-aftermarket-battery issue is part of what drives the trend toward non-replaceable batteries?

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