How do you make a phone with replaceable battery to also be water resistant?

Reason077 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It’s pretty difficult to do that. iPhones are known to potentially lose some of their water resistance after a battery swap, as it’s hard to guarantee the replaced waterproof seal is as good as the factory one.

The EU battery regulation has exemptions for IP67-rated devices which retain 83% of original battery capacity after 500 charge cycles, which most modern smartphones will qualify for.

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sschueller 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It is doable and with all the amazing achievements this is the thing that is too hard to get working? Also all new foldables are not water proof (yet).

Your MacBook isn't water proof either yet the battery is also permanently glued in. Why?

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vanviegen 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Just tight fitting casing with some rubbery edges, nothing special. Just look at smart phones from ~10 years ago.

	▲	peterfirefly an hour ago \| parent [-]
		But we also want devices that are thin and lightweight. Watertight battery compartments are super easy (barely an inconvenience) if you "just" make the device thicker and heavier.

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ginko an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Most diving computers have replaceable batteries. Same for waterproof quartz watches. Why do you think this is impossible for mobile phones?