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Re:Canada Inches Closer to 'Right to Repair' Reform by chongli on Monday November 20, 2023 @01:52PM (#38352589)
And those phones died instantly from even a relatively small splash of water. Now they don’t. You can shower with a modern iPhone if you like.

It works like this. Pick two:

* replaceable battery

* ingress protection

* small size

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Re:Canada Inches Closer to 'Right to Repair' Reform by gnabgib on Monday November 20, 2023 @02:23PM (#38353080)
Galaxy S5 released in 2014[0]: Water proof, replaceable/removable battery, small, wireless charging, headphone socket, microSD card & sim card slot.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S5

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Re:Canada Inches Closer to 'Right to Repair' Reform by stodor89 on Monday November 20, 2023 @07:32PM (#38357104)
Yeah I always think of my old S5 when people start making nonsensical arguments how this and that isn't possible.
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