bermudapineapple
Who here buys them and what are your thoughts on the battery life? Does it drastically decrease over the years?
Why are companies slowly shifting towards non-removable batteries? Is it because this way when the battery gets old and starts to die, people will have more incentive to buy a completely new phone? Is it all because of money?
A lot of the phones in the market that catch my attention only have one issue: non-removable batteries. Non-removable batteries forbid you from many privileges like resetting the phone, swapping batteries when you're out of juice, or just replacing the battery entirely when you feel like your old battery is starting to die.
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I had a non-removable battery phone the Sony Xperia LT26 .
The phone had great battery life and after 2years I think it still the same .
(I recharge it over the night and use it the whole day with no problems )
Every NON Removable battery phones have a RESET button that is a combination of some hardware buttons ex( Vol-up+Home+Power)
So don't panic about that issue ;)
also I think the only difference is that in NON removable battery phones the battery is under the plastic cover hidden inside the chasis while the removable battery is visible
Obviously you can change the battery when needed :)
rolf
I have an iphone.
What I miss the most is being able to swap with another battery when he battery is dead. With the old phones, you could take a bunch of batteries when going on a trip, and/or swap with friends. Now you have to buy some sort battery based charger which is ridiculous.
I guess I will not be happy if the battery wears out and has to be changed either.
But otherwise, you don't miss that most of the time, in normal usage (like if you're not a camping freak or something like that - cell phones are better kept off during camping anyway).
Why? I can think of some reasons:
- Takes up less space
- Looks better (sleek back)
- Costs less to implement
- Make it harder for you to use aftermarket parts, hence more profit to the maker and less danger to the user
- Make more money on maintenance
bermudapineapple
Thanks for the replies, guys. I think I'm correct when I say companies are slowly phasing out removable batteries.
Aveline
I don't believe this is a valid issue to dwell on. The Android smartphones that will come out in 2015 will have a 64-bit processor and Android Lollipop, which will significantly help in battery life. Also, there is current research going on that will allow a smartphone to fully charge its battery in under a minute, something we may see in 2016. Just do your research and search for the phones that have the highest battery life (Currently Motorola Moto Maxx and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact).
