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That’s very interesting, actually. Because manufacturers of self-driving cars say they’re only drive-assisted, not autonomous. To dodge liability for their cars causing accidents. If the car is without a steering wheel and therefore fully autonomous, and the car runs somebody over, is the car gonna go to jail?

Well, there are some significant negatives to a powerbank solution.

• Charging from a powerbank takes a long time. Swapping a battery for fully charged one can be done in half a minute.
• You need to make sure the cables stay connected. How many times did you have phone on charge in a backpack for an hour, only to find out it wasn’t charging because the connection got a little loose?
• Each charge cycle reduces lifetime of the battery. If you have two batteries to swap between, you effectively double the overall lifetime.

And of course, when (not if) the battery dies, you can replace it at your leisure, instead of searching for a repair shop in the case of phone being glued shut. Battery is pretty much the only perishable component in your phone. If you keep your phone safe from falling or drowning, it can work just fine for decades. But the battery will need to be replaced one day, regardless of how careful you are. You also wouldn’t need to pay the extra service fee if you can open the phone and put the new battery in yourself.

Honestly I always felt kinda awkward after getting one, knowing somebody paid real money for a stupid icon. What a waste. Good riddance, I say.

Not quite true. I have a cheapo Doogee and there is 0 bloat. Super happy with the little brick.

Depends on company. I know from experience Samsung and Xiaomi are obnoxious with ads and unwanted software so I just avoid their stuff.

Honestly, I never buy a phone without an audio jack and sd card.

Thickness of your phone is now dictated by cameras. Because of focal lengths and what not, they need to be a certain size, that’s why they’re always with an overhang.

Pretty much all Androids I have taken apart were Phillips head screws. iPhones have like 5 slightly different types in each phone, it’s nonsense

It’s mentioned in this thread here that there is the xCover model series which have user replaceable batteries still. The 6 pro was released just last year So much for manufacturers having to figure things out from ground up bollocks

Has anyone else always had a spare phone battery in the pocket to swap on the go?

Imagine you could just do that.

Here’s a thought, what if phones weren’t made to be disposable?

Now i hope it says something about availability of the replacement batteries…

Due to unexpectedly high demand, the $300 battery you ordered has 5 months waiting list. Payment in advance, of course, for your convenience.

Remember that consumers expect certain things from smartphones nowadays, which will mean that OEMs can’t just go back to the old way of doing things. An IP68 rating would be very difficult to obtain while still offering a premium-feeling device with an easily replaceable battery, for example. These are hurdles OEMs will need to get over to be in compliance.

this is straight-up BS. there were many phones with ip68 and user-replacable batteries back when sealing the battery in a phone was frowned upon. not all but many.

still don’t want zucc to win, tho

Seriously, fuck IBM for paywalling a source code.

I can recommend Embedded - a couple of firmware engineers with a guest
and The Amp Hour which is host/guest in electrical engineering. If you know the EEVblog, Dave is a co-host but only appears when there’s no guest.

Pull the plug. Unless you’re on laptop, in that case you gotta wait a few hours.

can i haz some eyeballs uwu

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Are you implying he’s not actually a free speech absolutist and only said so for clout from his cult of worshipers?

That’s a very sensational title for what the article actually is.