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The samsung galaxy s5[0] had a easily replaceable battery while keeping its waterproof rating

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0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S5

"By the end of 2014, it was reported that sales of the S5 were 40% down on the previous S4 model, prompting management changes at Samsung".

This was the last user replaceable battery mainline Galaxy phone. This was also the same generation of the iPhone 6, which was dramatically thinner than the S5 and it's replaceable battery. The market spoke.

Yeah but the market isn't a goal in and of itself. When the market says to do the thing that'll lead to us burning our limited resources faster in a time of ecological crisis, then it might make sense to nudge it into a more sustainable direction.

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