Would you buy a phone with no removable battery?

[Arcadio]

I don't care about removable batteries anymore as long as they last me the whole day for the lifetime of the phone.

 

[Dresdenboy]

And it's not about being able to replace it. I replace internal batteries all the time. It's about being able to swap it. No fast charge in the world beats an instant charge. Gang charging means always having a full battery ready to go.

Istn't swapping a less frequent use case (other than with a camera) and covered by power banks (e.g. in a back cover)?

I'd like to know some statistics how long the batteries lasted and how often they were recharged. My Galaxy S (2009), which I use as personal 3rd phone at work (cameras covered with sigils), needed a new battery last year. The old one was blown up a bit. 😉

 

[CZroe]

Istn't swapping a less frequent use case (other than with a camera) and covered by power banks (e.g. in a back cover)?

Very funny. The people who need to swap understandably use more power and cycle their battery more tthan a typical user. Charging one battery with another takes time, is extremely inefficient, and does not distribute battery wear. Because the phone thinks it is plugged in it draws more power with a brighter screen, longer time before dimming, WiFi on even when locked, etc. It's almost as inconvenient as plugging in and is very awkward, especially when you wear it enough to spend 50% of your time tethered to it.

Charging a battery externally reduces wear and tear on that all-important charging port that often gets damaged while plugged in. Dealing with an awkwardly dangling external battery pack doesn't help with that. Just ask yourself while you are fighting to hold those two together: why can't I just swap this dangling external battery into my phone? You get more efficiency, more life, and less cycles per cell, faster charge, and so many other benefits. It's MADDENING that there is no good reason.

When I played games on my R800at Xperia PLAY 4G ("Playstation phone" with built in gamepad) it would run dead in a few hours tops and then I was left out of touch for the rest of the day, so I didn't play games on it until I got a spare BST41 battery and EP900 external charger. My graveyard shift coworkers STILL ran it dead so I got a third battery. I didn't think it was safe to make the sleepy motorcycle ride home in the morning without a working phone, so I couldn't use my phone for that purpose without a spare battery.

 

[SAWYER]

Yes, my Moto G isnt "removable" but the battery is incredible, no need

 

[zinfamous]

when my current phone bites the big one (SGS II, Vishnu praise this glorious device), and the only available devices have no removable battery, I suppose I would.

Though, I've purchased 2 replacement batteries for this one, as the original battery died last summer thanks to bulging battery syndrome.

 

[88keys]

I would like to say no, but then again I haven't had to replace the battery on any smartphone that I have ever owned and they have all held up pretty good so long as they a charged on a nightly basis.


And I'm pretty sure that applies to 99% of smartphone users so realistically it's not that big of a deal.