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@wave_walnut Replacable batteries for smartphones was normal. I think the Samsung Galaxy S5 hard replacable. 2027 and its ground breaking news. :p
Yes, a long time ago it was common for smartphones to have replaceable batteries, but unfortunately, the mainstream models today seem to have built-in batteries. This time it is revolutionary in the sense that the regulation takes into account the right to repair and environmental issues.
The Galaxy S5 was water resistant and had a headphone jack and microSD card too. It set a new standard that unfortunately no one followed up on.
To this day I wish they'd open-source that design so at the very least, small hobbyists and open source fanatics could try making updates to that design using the same basic frame. I think there's a large portion of the population that wouldn't mind having some variation of the Galaxy S5 forever as long as the internals and camera were upgraded every so often.
My moto e4 2017 had it, but I was unable to purchase a replacement when the time came.
Why not? I can buy one for it right now.