Is the removable battery that important?

[dansho]

I look at the issue with a different mindset than most; in that why give up the option of a user-replaceable battery for no tangible benefit other than a slimmer phone? Also, it?s not about how great battery life may be and if I can make it through a whole day on a charge. It?s more so about the inconvenience of having to ever tether the device to a charge, something you have to do with a sealed/embedded battery as you have no other choice. Frankly, I don?t like limiting my choices, especially in that way.

In comparison, with a user-replaceable battery I can have as many spares as I want and just swap them out as needed at any time. Then I can go about my business using the phone however I wish without concern if I?ll be near a charger to top off or having some type of charging pack stuck to the device encumbering its use.

Bottom line, I?d rather have the option of a user-replaceable battery and not use it (if I don?t want to) than to not have the option at all.

Yes...very well thought out...I swap batteries frequently in my HTC Sensation and though I have an external battery pack I use it ONLY with my tablet as swapping fully removable batteries is so quick and convenient. And yes since my Sensation is over two years old, and still going strong, a user replaceable battery costs me about $4...how much would a new battery installation cost on a HTC One?

 

[Cubfan]

I thought swappable battery was important, so I stayed with my Note 2 for a long time. Then I thought of how many times I actually used my spares. Now I have an HTC One and couldn't be happier.

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[chrisxpierce]

I will admit, I wish the HTC ONE had a changeable battery; its not a game changer, or I would have bought the S4, but it would be nice to have.

 

[bembol]

I bought the Extra Battery Kit when I had the Samsung Galaxy S3 and used it twice so I sold it to my co-worker. I don't know anyone who has an extra battery either.

Before my illness of selling/upgrading every 4-6 months (LOL), my reason was what if the OEM battery dies meaning no longer fully charges or drains quickly. To be frank, I can't remember it happening to any of my phones.

 

[whoahbro]

I never had a removable battery with the countless iphones I have had. Never bothered me.

On my evo and storm I had a few "backup batteries" but never used them. Too cumbersome trying to keep the backups charged and with me.

So I came to the conclusion a removable battery wasn't that important to me. Instead, if my battery life starts suffering I'll get another phone under warranty or just grab a travel charger or charge case or something.

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[Gary D Foster]

I've never liked permanent batteries! Batteries are always questionable when it comes to life no matter what you put it in. If my phone's battery fails, I don't want to take it to someone to have it replaced, despite the fact that I don't change batteries often (almost never). If that battery ever fails or I decide to change it because it doesn't seem to work as well as it used to, I should always have the ability to change it myself. I certainly don't want to have to get a new device because of a bad or weak battery, nor should I have to wait for replacement for a simple battery.