• Ado@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Why is that sad? I can understand why companies don’t want to pay just to get a certification when the phone itself is up to standards regardless

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      1 year ago

      “It’s easier to make the phone waterproof if the battery is not user-serviceable” is a common argument; if it’s really true, way more phones should be waterproof even if not IP-certified (which understandably costs money and raises the end price).