Removable battery Yay or Nay?

drunkmonkey

A lot of new phones seem to be coming as sealed units like the iphone. When they crash your kinda screwed, you make have to wait until it naturally dies which could take a day or 2.
I like the idea that I can just whip out the battery and reboot the phone if it goes haywire.

Is it something that would influence your choice in a phone, it's turned me off the Sony S (well that and the size) and i've seen it happen a few times where a iphone 4S just hangs and you've no choice but to wait for it to die.

So what do you think are you for or against a sealed unit phone?

I'm against, had to remove the battery last night when the phone hung. Couldn't power it down so the only thing to do was take out the battery and hey presto it started.

PogMoThoin

No if Apple or Sony thought it was necessary they would have added that feature.

I hate that shít, a nasty practice. One of the reasons I boycott apple products (besides them not being value for money)

I only read this yesterday.
http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/3/19/ifixit-s-kyle-wiens-on-how-to-dismantle-the-war-on-diy-electronics

drunkmonkey

No if Apple or Sony thought it was necessary they would have added that feature.

2/10 repairability score, not good for the ipad 3, in other words it'll be a complete pain and expensive to fix once the 12mt warranty is up.

Vahevala

No if Apple or Sony thought it was necessary they would have added that feature.

I wouldn't touch a phone, that I can't take the battery out of. It is a way of easily fixing any issues.

Odaise Gaelach

I'd prefer a phone with a removable battery simply because I can swap it with a spare one if it runs out of charge. I carry a spare phone battery in my wallet and it's been very handy on several occasions.

evolutionqy7

No if Apple or Sony thought it was necessary they would have added that feature.

Odaise Gaelach wrote: »

I'd prefer a phone with a removable battery simply because I can swap it with a spare one if it runs out of charge. I carry a spare phone battery in my wallet and it's been very handy on several occasions.

Quote=Vahevala;77739098]I wouldn't touch a phone, that I can't take the battery out of. It is a way of easily fixing any issues.[/Quote]

Two of those reasons. Galaxy Tab 7 screen stopped working for some reason. Had to wait 4 days for the battery to run out so I could restart it...

Though if they incorporated enough mah under the covered and made it sealed id just ship straight away to the sealed the department ( is. Droid Razor Maxx)

coylemj

No if Apple or Sony thought it was necessary they would have added that feature.

Buying a phone with a sealed battery is like buying car that can only run on one brand of fuel - you lose the ability to shop around and are totally at the mercy of the manufacturer who will follow the rules of commerce and screw you with higher prices becase you will represent a captive market.

Random

No if Apple or Sony thought it was necessary they would have added that feature.

removable battery is a must for me - for being able to carry a spare and for powering off when the phone freezes and becomes unreponsive

dulpit

No if Apple or Sony thought it was necessary they would have added that feature.

I am constantly whipping battery out of phone, usually when adding new ROM to it..

When I'm not trying my best not to brick my phone I do also have a spare battery for those times when I'm away from a charger for ages, as the owner of an android phone this is a must...

Daverk

No if Apple or Sony thought it was necessary they would have added that feature.

Must be an oversight on,for example Htc with their One series?

drunkmonkey

No if Apple or Sony thought it was necessary they would have added that feature.

Daverk wrote: »

Must be an oversight on,for example Htc with their One series?

Does the One not have a removable battery?

Daverk

No if Apple or Sony thought it was necessary they would have added that feature.

As far as I know the HTC One X, the battery is unremovable. May be wrong, though!!

Antar Bolaeisk

No if Apple or Sony thought it was necessary they would have added that feature.

On a phone it's not really a deal breaker (though I was disappointed when I discovered the Lumia 800 battery was non-removable). The reality is I'm unlikely to be using the phone long enough for the battery degradation to become a real issue.

On something like a tablet or even a laptop, no, it needs to be replaceable.