I owned a Kyocera DuraXT for a while. Lovely waterproof phone I frequently launched into walls and concrete whenever the iPhone crowd asked me why. Battery easily removable and replaceable. Flip phone. Able to make calls while drowning up to 5 metres underwater.
Only reason I don’t use it anymore is I moved back to a country that doesn’t support CDMA. Would get another one immediately if it supports Signal.
Lovely waterproof phone I frequently launched into walls and concrete whenever the iPhone crowd asked me why. Battery easily removable and replaceable. Flip phone.
I understand it is possible to make. From my general understanding of physics and engineering, I assume it requires more effort to achieve both (replacable and resistant) than to just achieve one.
So while I approve to have the option to have a replacable battery, I’m a bit worried forcing manufacturers to include that feature would raise the price, even for customers who don’t need it.
My DuraXT cost me like USD70. It’s been done before with older stuff for dirt cheap. Plus waterproofing is not necessarily covering all ingress points. It includes a coating on the parts as well.
That’s how I can read on my Kobo ereader, spill curry on it, and clean it off at the sink.
This new EU legislation actually explicitly exempts phones and tablets if in turn the manufacturers give a certain lifetime guarantee for the battery or something like that (I need to re-read the details).
I owned a Kyocera DuraXT for a while. Lovely waterproof phone I frequently launched into walls and concrete whenever the iPhone crowd asked me why. Battery easily removable and replaceable. Flip phone. Able to make calls while drowning up to 5 metres underwater.
Only reason I don’t use it anymore is I moved back to a country that doesn’t support CDMA. Would get another one immediately if it supports Signal.
I understand it is possible to make. From my general understanding of physics and engineering, I assume it requires more effort to achieve both (replacable and resistant) than to just achieve one.
So while I approve to have the option to have a replacable battery, I’m a bit worried forcing manufacturers to include that feature would raise the price, even for customers who don’t need it.
My DuraXT cost me like USD70. It’s been done before with older stuff for dirt cheap. Plus waterproofing is not necessarily covering all ingress points. It includes a coating on the parts as well.
That’s how I can read on my Kobo ereader, spill curry on it, and clean it off at the sink.
This new EU legislation actually explicitly exempts phones and tablets if in turn the manufacturers give a certain lifetime guarantee for the battery or something like that (I need to re-read the details).