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Originally Posted by RockdaMan
Then why is the trend to move away from them?
Hmmm? 
(I'm kidding) |
This trend to use non-replaceable batteries started because manufacturers discovered they can make more money -- they charge more for batteries AND they avoid people buying replacement batteries from third party sources.
Looking at phones you can easily see that others can fit user replaceable batteries with the same or higher capacities into the same form factor as the iphone, with no increase in weight.
So all this is for the benefits of shareholders, not users.