Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow iPhones

Re:Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow... by mrguyorama on Monday March 02, 2020 @04:02PM (#22468946)

Except user replaceable batteries were the norm until recently, and we did not have the situation that you describe. More importantly, user replaceable batteries also allows mobile phone stores to offer dirt cheap replacement services, equivalent to jewelry stores offering to replace watch batteries.

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Re:Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow... by rhinoceraptor on Monday March 02, 2020 @06:23PM (#22470185)

Those replaceable batteries were also much lower power (in terms of capacity and max current) than the batteries of today. My iPhone today has roughly the equivalent of an 18650, compared to the Razr I had 15 years ago, which has roughly the equivalent of a AA.

For sure, I would love it if my phone had replaceable batteries. I carry a couple 18650s and 16340s in my backpack for my flashlights. But there are a ton of downsides to having them, particularly in a smartphone.

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