Hey guys while I was charging my phone yesterday using power bank, have you guys realised how the phone companies ( started with iPhone) have inadvertently opened up a new market (power banks) just by sealing the back of the phone.
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[Deactivated] on 05/02/2019 - 11:04
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Good point. Though even when batteries were replaceable, I didn't know many people who'd keep charged spares around. Then again that was in uni - maybe business people did do that.
The good thing about swappable batteries is that you can just swap them out and get 90~% of battery instantly, instead of having a powerbank which is quite clingy and cumbersome.
That's true - I've just never really seen anyone use it like that. I think the decline in replaceable batteries coincided with the rise in more power-hungry smart phones, so there was very little overlapping time in which people would run through mobile battery power fast enough they'd need to, and were still able to, just pop out and pop in a battery.
I wonder if that'd be more viable now, if designed into a phone (e.g. like a hot-swappable cartridge, and not requiring you to actually take apart your phone).
Oh, never thought of it like that (last paragraph of your comment but if some companies have this idea that would be great.
They sealed the back to make them more water resistant.
And even if you could swap batteries out, I would rather carry a power bank and charge all my devices then carry multiple batteries.
The exception being when the battery health deteriorates, it would be nice to swap it out.Not really to make it water resistant, like s6 is not water resistant, no iPhones before the 7 was water resistant but it was still sealed. One of my friend still has his swappable battery phone and when i first saw it I was like, why can’t all phones be like this, the battery charging is very annoying as well having to carry out a massive battery every time
The other reason is for size - you can make a slimmer phone by cramming batteries internally into whatever space is left available after your other internal components, instead of having a dedicated battery compartment.
The other reason is convenience. When your internal battery loses health the manufacturers want you, conveintly, to upgrade to their newest model.
@[Deactivated]: I wonder at that line of reasoning. The bulk of people who regularly upgrade their phones aren't the ones using them until their battery dies out, they're the ones upgrading for the latest features and new fastest processors, etc.
OzBargainers might wait till the battery is unusable, but OzB'ers aren't the bulk of the target market for these companies.
I said more water resistant, having less gaps for water to get in means at least some splash protection. I didn't mean to imply they advertised to be water resistant or water proof
I used to carry a spare battery and swap it out. Instant 100%
Yeah this is what I love about it
A thing to watch is the false advertising of capacity. I recently purchased 2 ZAGG 'Ignition 12' power banks that advertise they are 12000mah at 5v 2.1 amp BUT when you do the math they are only 8800mah at 5v (based upon the 44.4 watt hours printed on the device)…the 12000mah is based on the 3.7v internal battery capacity not the 5v output…when I queried ZAGG they tried to bluff me by saying they are 12000mah no matter what the voltage….after I sent them a online calculator showing their error they backed down but did absolutely nothing to resolve the 26% rip off that they perpetrated….I would advise everyone to avoid ZAGG products as it seems they deliberatly mislead people with false advertising.
It wasn't inadvertent
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