Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade::North American sales are bad for everyone, except, miraculously, Google.

  • danielfgom@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This. The sealed phone is the #1 reason why people are getting new phones and contributing to the eco waste.

    It should have never been allowed to happen. I promise you there is a way to make a phone with a removable back waterproof. They just don’t make it because they want you to replace the phone every two years.

    They also haven’t rushed to make longer lasting batteries, say 4 years, for the same reason.

    • Pxtl
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      1 year ago

      You don’t even need a hardware change to make batteries last long, capping charging at 80% and slowing the fast-charging will do that, both of which can be done in OS software. They just need a “battery protection mode” option for people who keep their phones plugged in a lot.