Non-Removeable Battery: Why Phone makers love them
The issue of non-removeable battery has now come to dominate the smartphone landscape around the world especially in third world countries. This issue was entirely created by the manufacturers of mobile smartphones. Take a look at any new high end smartphone, what you notice prominently written as part of the specs is that the battery is non-removeable. This started mostly with Sony when it pioneered the water-proof and dust-proof Xperia series of its flagship smartphones. Other major phone manufacturers caught the bug of water/dust resistant phones which invariably meant non-removeable battery.There must be some advantages to having a non-removeable battery in our mobile gadgets. And these pros must be entirely convincing or else the PR department of the OEMs won’t have any reason to exist. It is their jobs to convince us, the consumers and buyers of their products that a design change would make a whole lot of difference to our mobile experience. Some of the advantages of the non-removeable battery include;
1. The first reason is directly linked to issue of a water/dust-proof phone. Since a water/dust-proof phone has to be completely sealed to make it impossible for water or dust to get into the phone, it is only common sense that the battery must be soldered to the chassis of the phone to block all the little spaces and cracks.
2. Slimmer phone designs are in vogue. In fact the Slimmer the phone, the slickier it is, and one way to make slimmer gadgets is to make the battery non-removeable. It works like this, a non-removeable battery would not require too much shielding of the body for protection. This makes the battery slimmer. Which in turn means it won’t take up too much room in the phone.
3. There is no need to make contacts between phone and battery. Since the battery is directly connected to the circuitry of the phone, it makes the battery more efficient and loss of power is markedly reduced. Also all the problems of the battery making insufficient contact with the leads are eliminated totally.
4.Because the battery is permanently attached to the phone, the enhanced efficiency reduces overheating of phone and battery
5. A non-removeable battery also has the advantage of less damage to the cover and other parts of the phone since the issue of opening the back cover to remove the battery is non-existent.
Those are some of the reasons for the non-removeable battery. As far as I
am concerned, most of the advantages are completely spurious. Even if
they are real advantages, the difference in performance cannot be so
significant that it can be noticeable. One challenge for us is how to
get a spare battery if the main battery is defective. Another is that
for people who are constantly online, carrying a spare battery is a way
of life. With non-removeable batteries, that is now not possible. You
just have to manage the power in your phone or join the lottery of
buying a power bank.
That means more money for manufacturers. Plain and simple.
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