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Re:Smartphone screens are about to become speakers by krisoft on Monday February 12, 2024 @09:07AM (#39344886)
> The very first purchase they make after buying a new phone already defeats the purported benefits of those design choices.

While protective cases make the phones marginally thicker they don't make them less water proof. Which is in my opinion the purpose of making phones sealed and as port-free as possible.

And even with the protective case my current phone is much thinner than any phone I had with a user replaceable battery.

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Re:Smartphone screens are about to become speakers by The_Colonel on Monday February 12, 2024 @09:50AM (#39345364)
That may be a justification, but IMHO not the actual reason. It's about cost cutting, improving reliability, making space for more marketable features like camera and battery.

BTW, Samsung Galaxy S5 had all those features, even replaceable battery and was still waterproof.

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