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All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027
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The majority of people don't need phones that can survive underwater. Most get exposed to a bit of rain occasionally and that's it. So even if it was impossible for both to exist (it isn't), we don't need it anyway. People are sold "IP68" or whatever because it allows manufacturers to make their phones harder to repair, that's the only reason.
I actually use the waterproofing on my phone fairly regularly. I've used it to take pictures in and under water and it's handy to be able to wash it under running water. Also if I'm riding my bike in the rain I don't have to worry about my phone getting wet or sweat getting into when it's in my jersey pocket in the summer.
I think it will be pretty hard for Apple to design an iPhone with a removable battery without compromising somewhere. Making it waterproof, with a removable battery, not more bulky and with the same kind of sleek design sounds really hard. Still, it's good that the EU is forcing them to figure it out.
Yes, you have, but the majority don't, they only need basic splash protection.
Either way, there will be waterproof phones with removable batteries. They said the same thing when they removed the 3.5mm port, it's all lies.
What about toilet drops ๐
What about drops from height? We don't all use super rugged phones incase of that? Just don't hold your phone over the toilet!