New EU Rule: Gaming Handhelds Required to Have Replaceable Batteries by 2027

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They get payed hundreds of dollars per device. I am pretty sure they can thing a way to make devices water proof. Worst case scenario, waterproof cases.

I didn't mean it can't be done, I meant it's the only downside of a replaceable battery design that I can think of.

 

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I didn't mean it can't be done, I meant it's the only downside of a replaceable battery design that I can think of.

Didn't said anything different. I just said that they will have to figure it out eventually, if they haven't already. Smartphones and other devices still include at least one connector that is exposed and not sealed. Making the battery compartment better sealed against water is probably an already solved problem for big manufacturers. If it isn't yet, they will figure it out because it will be a necessity. Then again not all phones are build to be water proof in the essence of submerging them into water. They only need to not get short out and burn out in a rainy day because of a few drops of water.

 

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Didn't said anything different. I just said that they will have to figure it out eventually, if they haven't already. Smartphones and other devices still include at least one connector that is exposed and not sealed. Making the battery compartment better sealed against water is probably an already solved problem for big manufacturers. If it isn't yet, they will figure it out because it will be a necessity. Then again not all phones are build to be water proof in the essence of submerging them into water. They only need to not get short out and burn out in a rainy day because of a few drops of water.

Let's not blow this out of proportions. I mean, who uses their phone under water? As long as it's splash proof, that's more than enough for me.

 

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Let's not blow this out of proportions. I mean, who uses their phone under water? As long as it's splash proof, that's more than enough for me.

Who uses a smartphone under water? Don't know. I know who where putting it in water.
Click me

 

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Who uses a smartphone under water? Don't know. I know who where putting it in water.
Click me

I remember that. I still smell some Darwin awards in there.