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Re:Non-Replaceable Battery? Not If This Proposed EU Law Passes by krolden on Sunday December 25, 2022 @10:07PM (#34134127)
Pay extra for labor on top of parts, and theres a good chance theyll screw something up like the waterproofing seal or leave a loose connection that you won't notice until weeks later. Then you have to take it back and convince them its their fault and wait even longer while they hopefully don't screw the phone up even worse.

Yeah that definitely sounds more convenient than a removable battery.

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Re:Non-Replaceable Battery? Not If This Proposed EU Law Passes by tosc on Sunday December 25, 2022 @11:57PM (#34134734)
> theres a good chance they’ll screw something up like the waterproofing seal or leave a loose connection that you won't notice until weeks later

You must be strongly opposed to right to repair, since repair shops are incompetent to even replace a battery in your view.

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Re:Non-Replaceable Battery? Not If This Proposed EU Law Passes by krolden on Monday December 26, 2022 @12:52AM (#34135013)
Right to repair means being able to replace the battery without risking damage to the device
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