Among the many changes, the new rules would require batteries in consumer devices like smartphones to be easily removable and replaceable. That’s far from the case today…
2 points
the old razer flip phones were horrible. I went through four of the things in the course of a year because they got so much of a whiff of water they’d crap out. the last time, it was left in the truck while I was fishing and the humidity killed it.
Another model… got done in at a pool, it was left on a table and kids happened.
it’s not that people are klutzes and drop their phones. It’s that shit happens. Yeah, it was a trade off, but, sealing it against stuff… is a lot easier when it’s sealed