• rewarp@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

      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.

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        1 year ago

        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).

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        1 year ago

        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.