• Osa-Eris-Xero512
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    111 year ago

    Waterproofing _is_an important factor for sustainability for phones though. Water damage was THE cause of death of smartphones for a very long time until waterproofing became the standard for phones.

      • @SimplePhysics@sh.itjust.works
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        21 year ago

        How? Currently, waterproofing works by slathering every crack and crevice in a sea of glue. Glue and easily replaceable batteries don’t mix.

        • ericswpark
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          91 year ago

          The S5 had waterproofing with a removable back using gaskets. (Granted, the design was fugly, but that wasn’t the fault of the waterproofing measures. Someone at Samsung loved bandaids) If the S5 could do it, I suppose other manufacturers could achieve the same thing with rubber gaskets. I mean, other waterproof gadgets like dive computers use gaskets on their port covers and what not, so I fail to see why it wouldn’t work with battery compartments.

          • @SimplePhysics@sh.itjust.works
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            31 year ago

            Huh, that could work pretty well! Gaskets would need to be secured and sealed well though, and I fail to imagine what an iPhone or any other modern device would look like with a removable battery lol.

    • @acupofcoffee@lemmy.world
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      71 year ago

      This. My sister killed multiple phones per year until she went to phones with good waterproof ratings and subsequently were better sealed.

      She hasn’t killed one since. That’s a lot less waste overall than before.

      I’m not saying this is bad because of that, but I think it’s something people overlook.

      • @theangryseal@lemmy.world
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        31 year ago

        My first iPhone was in my coat pocket at work. I picked up a bottle of beer that was juuuuust cracked enough that it would split around the middle from the slightest bump but not enough that the liquid would leak.

        I stuck it under my arm to carry it and it split and spilled into my pocket. Not a lot made it in there but the phone never powered on again.