For context, read why non-replaceable phone batteries are a terrible idea first.
| Myth |
Fact |
| User-replaceable batteries make water-resistance impossible! |
Samsung's Galaxy S5, Xcover series, Sony Xperia V, Sony Ericsson Xperia Active and several more mobile phones were water-resistant despite user-replaceable battery. |
| Replaceable batteries limit water/dust resistance. |
This can be compensated by making the rubber isolation thicker and/or multi-layered. |
| Non-replaceable batteries are bulkier. |
Indeed, they need a bit more space for the same capacity. But that's a compromise 100% of the voters here would take. |
| “…then just go get a phone with user-replaceable battery!” |
That option has been sadly heavily limited since the mid-2010s. Even laptops are increasingly suffering from this shitty Apple-made design trend. |
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For context, read [why non-replaceable phone batteries are a terrible idea](https://poal.co/s/technology/117245) first.
|Myth|Fact|
|----|----|
|User-replaceable batteries make water-resistance impossible!|Samsung's Galaxy S5, Xcover series, Sony Xperia V, Sony Ericsson Xperia Active and several more mobile phones were water-resistant despite user-replaceable battery.|
|Replaceable batteries limit water/dust resistance.|This can be compensated by making the rubber isolation thicker and/or multi-layered.|
|Non-replaceable batteries are bulkier.|Indeed, they need a bit more space for the same capacity. But that's a compromise [100% of the voters here](https://poal.co/s/crApple/125585) would take.
|*“…then just go get a phone with user-replaceable battery!”*| [That **option** has been sadly heavily limited](https://poal.co/s/LostFeatures/156028) since the mid-2010s. Even laptops are increasingly suffering from this [shitty](#spoiler) Apple-made design trend. |
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