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anonymarsyesterday at 4:01 PM3 repliesview on HN

You're asking for proof that effective waterproof phones with removable batteries exist?

https://m.gsmarena.com/results.php3?chkRemovableBattery=sele...


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nonethewiseryesterday at 4:16 PM

You're proving the point.

1) iPhones for example are ip68 rated while those are just ipx8/9

2) Do you want to be limited to the universe of those search results? Do you want to buy a Sony Xperia?

You can't make batteries directly replaceable at the same quality and price. There are tradeoffs. Obviously waterproof non-embedded batteries exist. Just like you could make a removable battery the same slimness as embedded. With massive tradeoffs. It's capacity will be terrible. No one is surprised a removable battery can be waterproof but the point is there are tradeoffs.

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0xffff2yesterday at 5:20 PM

No, the list was "Cheaper, higher battery capacity, water proof, smaller, stronger". I don't think it's all that controversial to say that there are engineering tradeoffs to be made here. You can make a waterproof phone with a removable battery, but you can't make a waterproof phone with a removable battery that is as good or better than an iPhone in every other respect too. If you could, iPhones would already have removable batteries.

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dntrkvyesterday at 6:11 PM

Oh yes, the famous Galaxy XCover 7 Pro. People are camping out in the rain waiting for their release because replaceable batteries are under such high demand.

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