How come they made Phones that you can't take the battery out of? Change to put in new battery?

[Android Central Question]

The Galexyphones and such, one can not change or remove battery!

 

[anon(10614692)]

We don't make phones.

 

[hallux]

Firstly - we don't make the phones.
Second - the market as seen by the manufacturers dictated these changes. Want thinner phones? The battery needs to be built in so the hard plastic shell on removable batteries can be taken away. Want water resistance? The phone needs to stay sealed for best performance.

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[Morty2264]

Firstly - we don't make the phones.
Second - the market as seen by the manufacturers dictated these changes. Want thinner phones? The battery needs to be built in so the hard plastic shell on removable batteries can be taken away. Want water resistance? The phone needs to stay sealed for best performance.

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Didn't batteries have to be sealed with non-removable backs for things like wireless charging to work, as well?

 

[Morty2264]

The Galexyphones and such, one can not change or remove battery!

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[hallux]

Didn't batteries have to be sealed with non-removable backs for things like wireless charging to work, as well?

Possibly.

The new charging speeds may also have something to do with it. A battery connected to the charging circuit with soldered connections will charge more efficiently and can be charged at a higher rate than one that is removable and connects with sliding contacts.

 

[mustang7757]

It's a trend now OP all manufacturers following , I dont like sealed battery myself but nothing we can do about it .

 

[ManiacJoe]

Didn't batteries have to be sealed with non-removable backs for things like wireless charging to work, as well?

Wireless charging is based on magnetism. The amount of plastic between the charger and the phone's charging loop is not going to matter.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Aren't we on the 4th year that Galaxy devices have had sealed batteries? At least on the flagship phones?

 

[mustang7757]

Aren't we on the 4th year that Galaxy devices have had sealed batteries? At least on the flagship phones?

I believe since the s6 on

 

[me just saying]

The Galexyphones and such, one can not change or remove battery!

so you can have a dust and water proof phone. besides manufacturers needed some way to sell those power banks they were making

 

[me just saying]

Didn't batteries have to be sealed with non-removable backs for things like wireless charging to work, as well?

nope, my note 3 was able to wireless charge because of a small battery attachment pad I added.

 

[mustang7757]

nope, my note 3 was able to wireless charge because of a small battery attachment pad I added.

The one you had between battery and the cover ?

 

[me just saying]

The one you had between battery and the cover ?

yep

 

[antman451]

I'd also submit it's so that phones are easier to track. I'd hazard a guess that there has been governmental pressure put on manufacturers.

 

[mustang7757]

yep

Remember that

 

[B. Diddy]

What year is this, 2014? Hard to believe there's still a debate about this.

 

[Morty2264]

What year is this, 2014? Hard to believe there's still a debate about this.

2014 in phone years feels like eons ago... What phone was I even using? Either the Nexus 5 or LG G3... Times are a-changin'!

 

[Mooncatt]

What year is this, 2014? Hard to believe there's still a debate about this.

Well, when manufacturers remove a useful, if not necessary feature, people will be upset for a long long time.

 

[slybarman]

I'd also submit it's so that phones are easier to track. I'd hazard a guess that there has been governmental pressure put on manufacturers.

No question this was pushed by intelligence agencies.