In the early 2010s, there used to be the freedom of choice:
- Functionality and replaceable battery? Samsung and LG.
- Slim design but less functionality and non-replaceable battery? Apple iPhone.
But then, Apple's design trend started intoxicating the other manufacturers.
Internet trolls and Apple-sponsored reviewers started scolding Samsung for things their original audience couldn't care less, such as the non-premium plastic back.
I see value in a mobile phone for its functionality! That's the original purpose of a mobile phone, not being a fashion statement.
The Galaxy S6 and Note 5 were a disastrous move. They could at least leave left the Galaxy Note series out of that design trend.
Technically not bad devices, but Samsung sadly succumbed to Apple's toxic design trend.
Now, the mere option to have a mobile phone where the part with the shortest lifespan is easily replaceable by the end user is gone.
Because Apple took that option away from us, and made the life of non-Apple users more troublesome, I genuinely hope that this new EU regulation gives them their well-deserved facepunch.
Had that option stayed, I wouldn't bother much. But Apple took it from us. It's time to reclaim it by force.
(Yes, I know about the new Xcover Pro with user-replaceable battery. But that's low-spec device in 2020, regarding that the camera can only record at 1080p@30fps, what a Galaxy S2 could do back in 2011. It's time for a flagship-spec-grade device with replaceable battery!)
In the early 2010s, there used to be the freedom of choice:
* Functionality and replaceable battery? Samsung and LG.
* Slim design but less functionality and non-replaceable battery? Apple iPhone.
But then, Apple's design trend started intoxicating the other manufacturers.
Internet trolls and Apple-sponsored reviewers started scolding Samsung for things their original audience couldn't care less, such as the *non-premium* plastic back.
# **[I could not care less about *“premium design”*! **To hell with it!**](#spoiler)**
I see value in a mobile phone for its **functionality!** That's the original purpose of a mobile phone, not being a fashion statement.
The Galaxy S6 and Note 5 were a disastrous move. They could at least leave left the Galaxy Note series out of that design trend.
Technically not bad devices, but Samsung sadly succumbed to Apple's toxic design trend.
Now, **the mere option** to have a mobile phone where [the part with the shortest lifespan](/p/117245) is easily replaceable by the end user is gone.
Because Apple took that **option** away from us, and made the life of non-Apple users more troublesome, **I genuinely hope** that this new EU regulation gives them their well-deserved facepunch.
Had that **option** stayed, I wouldn't bother much. But Apple took it from us. It's time to reclaim it by force.
(Yes, I know about the new Xcover Pro with user-replaceable battery. But that's low-spec device in 2020, regarding that the camera can only record at 1080p@30fps, what a Galaxy S2 could do back in 2011. It's time for a flagship-spec-grade device with replaceable battery!)
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