Among the many changes, the new rules would require batteries in consumer devices like smartphones to be easily removable and replaceable. That’s far from the case today…

  • ILeftReddit@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Can’t say I have ever needed the water resistance, but I also never drop my phone, so I guess I’m in the minority.

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      1 year ago

      the old razer flip phones were horrible. I went through four of the things in the course of a year because they got so much of a whiff of water they’d crap out. the last time, it was left in the truck while I was fishing and the humidity killed it.

      Another model… got done in at a pool, it was left on a table and kids happened.

      it’s not that people are klutzes and drop their phones. It’s that shit happens. Yeah, it was a trade off, but, sealing it against stuff… is a lot easier when it’s sealed