• ByteSorcerer@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    That’s pretty much how it used to work.

    The main reasons why it changed are:

    • Space, as a connector is slightly bigger than a soldered connection, and the battery itself has to be slightly bigger and stronger too to be safe to transport and handle without being protected by the phone’s case.

    • Water resistance; it’s far easier to make a phone’s case waterproof by just glueing the whole thing shut than having to use seals and gaskets and such to make it possible to open and close it at will.