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I currently still own an LG G5 (LineageOS). This is what an actually removable and replaceable battery looks like and should be like. This is that same phone in water for two minutes. This phone is from 7 years ago. Only phone left on the market nowadays with those capabilities (probably even better) is Fairphone.
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lol
RIP LG phones.
I found the sounds in that video oddly satisfying.
I used to have this phone back in the day. It was cool but it ran hot as hell and I got really bad screen burn after a year or so.
Holy shit I wanted one of these so bad back when they came out. How's the performance on lineage?
It's pretty damn good (android 12), especially considering i got this second hand from a random guy
I don't really like that, of the phone gets stolen it's too easy for the thief to turn off the phone by just pulling the battery put.
Dude it's just as easy to wrap it in aluminium foil and call it a day
You can force reboot phone with holding power button or all buttons for about 10 seconds and it will reboot. You don't need removable battery fot that. Or you can just remove sim for example. Thiefs aren't dumb
Samsung's phone will just reset if do that
I can't see any added value of having an unremovable battery that isn't entirely outweighted by the advantage of you being able to replace it.
Giving up your right to easily replace a key part of your phone just so in the event it gets stolen a thief can't take it out, to me feels like saying that pissing on your food so the person next to you won't eat it while you are gone is a good idea.
Additional points:
You know what instead actually prevents your phone from being stolen? Paying attention to your pockets and avoiding to flex the latest iphone model around. I am absolutely sure "safety" and "consumer security" are points companies will bring up against user-removable batteries