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Re:Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with r... by ProfessorLayton on Monday July 06, 2026 @08:56PM (#48812426)
Yes, this is solved. Samsung makes rugged IP68 phones with user swappable batteries that are thinner than an iPhone 17 Pro when factoring the camera bump [1].

It's kind of comical how accurate this comment is https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48807174

[1] https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_xcover7-12784.php

Re:Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with r... by astafrig on Saturday July 11, 2026 @07:46PM (#48876931)
My experience with phones like that are that they tend to fall apart when subjected to impact, which is pretty counterproductive to features like, I don’t know, being able to use the phone immediately after an impact (car crash, fall).