Google says it’ll support Pixel 8 series with seven years of Android updates
www.theverge.com
Two seven-year smartphones.

Now this is nice. Hopefully 3rd party manufacturers can also provide a longer life span for the device.

  • @signs23@feddit.deEnglish
    5•9 months ago

    Wasnt the law that you could still build not replacable batteries because of water resistance?

    I would love to have that option back again, since batteries are the main part why phones die right now.

    • @forgeddit@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      5•9 months ago

      Especially frustrating when Samsung already built phones with replaceable batteries AND water resistance. (The IP rating was lower though)

      I hope there is a high rating limit, so they can’t just add “survises a droplet” as reason to not have a replaceable battery.

      • @signs23@feddit.deEnglish
        1•9 months ago

        I guess there is also the problem with glas and how seemles everything should be. I remember that plastic cases were easy to open. Now we have to remove glue to get it open. I still dont understand with those glass backsides… i think nearly everyone uses a case.

        I dont even care for that water resistance, as soon water gets in, there is no warranty for it. I think i saw that apple still puts some water sticker inside the phone, to see if water destroyed it.