> This makes it very difficult to build in replaceable batteries!
Except it doesn't. The last two waterproof phones I had had user-replaceable batteries, a USB port, and even a headphone jack.
What it does is add a few dollars onto the BOM.
Except it doesn't. The last two waterproof phones I had had user-replaceable batteries, a USB port, and even a headphone jack.
What it does is add a few dollars onto the BOM.
https://www.gottabemobile.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-water-test-d....
So this is demonstrably possible. The only reason I can think of that it's not done anymore is cost savings.
I don't want my phone to look like that by law.
Asking unironically: what were they? I want such a phone