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Lenovo's latest rugged tablet does what most Android tablets won't: Removable battery
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baatliwala lemmy.world baatliwala@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-22
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nesc lemmy.cafe nesc@lemmy.cafe
Joined: 2024-11-22
#2 · (edited) Quote Reply

B-b-but everyone said it's impossible to make batteries removable, devices will just die in seconds from the first spec of dust!

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anamethatisnt sopuli.xyz anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-03-14
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Last time I touched a Samsung Galaxy Tab Active (also rugged) it had removable batteries too (And could run on power without battery connected). Isn't that standard for rugged tabs?

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spongebue lemmy.world spongebue@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-10
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Last time I touched a Samsung Galaxy Tab Active (also rugged) it had removable batteries too (And could run on power without battery connected). Isn't that standard for rugged tabs?

I mean, to be fair to the headline, it does say most [unqualified] Android tablets, not all tablets or just rugged tablets. Maybe a tiny bit misleading but not outright false either.

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Onomatopoeia lemmy.cafe Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
Joined: 2025-01-02
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B-b-but everyone said it's impossible to make batteries removable, devices will just die in seconds from the first spec of dust!

Right?

I have 3 Galaxy S4's in a box that boot fine, and probably 4 of the Mini's.

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thenewred lemmy.world thenewred@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-12
#6 · Quote Reply

Where in the video does it talk about this?

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OpenPassageways lemmy.zip OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-08-21
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Great to see this feature coming back, now do this for a phone and add back removable SD card.

Still haven't found a use for a non e-ink tablet...

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_haha_oh_wow_ sh.itjust.works _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Shit, I might just pick one up.

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ackthxbye feddit.org ackthxbye@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-26
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Great to see this feature coming back, now do this for a phone and add back removable SD card. Still haven't found a use for a non e-ink tablet...

There you go:
https://buy.jolla-devices.com/product/volla-phone-x23/
https://hammerphones.com/en/product/hammer-blade-v-5g
https://www.gigaset.com/at_de/gigaset-gx6/

It baffles me that removable battery is a default feature for rugged phones (with a high waterproof rating), but manufacturers claim "normal" phones can't have replaceable batteries because then they wouldn't be waterproof 🤷‍♂️

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Cort lemmy.world Cort@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-09-06
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Right? I have 3 Galaxy S4's in a box that boot fine, and probably 4 of the Mini's.

Don't forget the S5 has a removable back AND waterproofing!

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Lka1988 lemmy.dbzer0.com lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-11-18
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Great to see this feature coming back, now do this for a phone and add back removable SD card. Still haven't found a use for a non e-ink tablet...

Some new phones still have SD card slots. Motorola G Play series, for one.

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despoticruin lemmy.zip despoticruin@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-23
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Don't forget the S5 has a removable back AND waterproofing!

And an IR blaster. And a proper status and notification LED. And an SD card slot.

Companies really lost the way.

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Cort lemmy.world Cort@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-09-06
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And an IR blaster. And a proper status and notification LED. And an SD card slot. Companies really lost the way.

I still can't believe how quickly they went from top tier tech in the S5, to just copying Apple's slab with the s6.

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