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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by spicymaki on Sunday September 06, 2020 @11:09PM (#24396310)
I had a slightly different issue. I had a Samsung Smart Watch (Samsung Gear Live) the charger was a cheap custom POGO pin cradle. After a month of use the cradle assembly cracked. I contacted Samsung for a warranty repair and they were going to charge over $50 to replace. I decided not to get it replaced and sold the device on eBay.

Couldn't they just use a standard USB micro interface or Qi standard charger?

I have not purchased a Samsung device since.

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by abawany on Monday September 07, 2020 @01:42AM (#24396888)
I guess usb might have compromised water proofing but certainly a qi charger interface makes a lot of sense.
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