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Re:A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Per... by TheKarateKid on Thursday December 28, 2017 @11:22PM (#16027501)
The build quality of phones back then usually didn't last longer than the battery. Keypads would die, screens would stop working, accidental damage, etc.

With phones that are now waterproof, dustproof, and have powerful CPUs and cameras, the time to replace them has lengthened. I know a bunch of people who have owned iPhones for 4+ years and were very satisfied until they finally upgraded.

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Re:A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Per... by 2muchcoffeeman on Friday December 29, 2017 @12:36AM (#16027807)
The phone I have is a Google Galaxy Nexus. It only has 3 buttons, power, volume up and volume down. 6 years old, still works.

I don’t think replaceable batteries were phased out on flagship phones that long ago.

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Re:A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Per... by TheKarateKid on Friday December 29, 2017 @02:49PM (#16031531)
Still works is different than still working really, really well and feeling comparable to phones on the market today.
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