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For those unaware yet, I am the author of the over-5000-word article **.

When I was around 8 years old, a children's news channel named Logo! reported printers being deliberately designed to quit functioning properly after a predetermined number of pages.

This idea already sounded repugnant to my 8-year-young brain.

If a device is designed to fail and difficult to repair, it feels like not actually owning it.

In 2010, the iPhone 4 was released. I already heard of iPhones before then, but that was the first time I realized they have non-user-replaceable batteries.

From a Nintendo DS Lite user manual, I already knew batteries only last for a limited number of recharging cycles until they lose their ability to output power and store energy.

And what has it come to a decade later? Mobile phones with user-replaceable batteries have been fully usurped.

The few remaining ones with replaceable batteries such as the Galaxy Xcover Pro have low-tier technical specifications such as the same resolution and frame rate for video recording as the 2011 Galaxy S2: 1080p@30fps.

For those unaware yet, I am the author of the over-5000-word article *[Benefits of user-replaceable batteries](https://en.EverybodyWiki.com/Benefits_of_user-replaceable_batteries)*. When I was around 8 years old, a children's news channel named *Logo!* reported printers being deliberately designed to quit functioning properly after a predetermined number of pages. This idea already sounded repugnant to my 8-year-young brain. If a device is designed to fail and difficult to repair, it feels like not actually owning it. In 2010, the iPhone 4 was released. I already heard of iPhones before then, but that was the first time I realized they have non-user-replaceable batteries. From a Nintendo DS Lite user manual, I already knew batteries only last for a limited number of recharging cycles until they lose their ability to output power and store energy. And what has it come to a decade later? Mobile phones with user-replaceable batteries have been fully usurped. The few remaining ones with replaceable batteries such as the Galaxy Xcover Pro have low-tier technical specifications such as the same resolution and frame rate for video recording as the 2011 Galaxy S2: 1080p@30fps.

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[–] • 4 pts

there's more to fixed batteries than planned obsolesce i think - many don't keep their phones very long because they have to have the newest crap, plus certain plans encourage "upgrading" at little or no cost - batteries generally don't give out during that time (i've had phones for quite a few years and never replaced a batt) - one reason for them is to make the device thinner and another, i would guess, is that it cannot be completely powered off (think surveillance)

[–] • 2 pts

That's probably the most telling thing right there. Most are never going to see their battery completely degrade because they trade up every few years.

A modern battery, if given a little care, will last for 3-4 years - or even longer. My 5 year old device is just now getting to the point where I need to charge it every day. I don't really care (I could replace the battery, it's not terribly difficult in the device) but it's showing other problems like flash degradation (you can't beat physics in this case) and the protocols it operates with will be gone soon. It had a good life.

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[–] • 2 pts

Yes, it has expandable storage, but the OS and other data reside internally.

That's what I'm referring to - you can tell I'm running out of spare blocks just because the thing is getting slower than frozen snot no matter how many times I go in and clean it up.