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minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 months agoBull. If you can get current in through the waterproof Type-C port, you can have a battery with a waterproof housing send current through some terminals.
minus-squareMisterHex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·8 months agoUsb c ports can detect a short and shut off to avoid damage. Batteries can’t do this and that’s why they are sealed into the phone.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoOk, then add that circuitry to the battery package.
minus-squarew2tpmf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·8 months agoOk. Then the phone is bigger and more expensive once you add that.
Bull. If you can get current in through the waterproof Type-C port, you can have a battery with a waterproof housing send current through some terminals.
Usb c ports can detect a short and shut off to avoid damage. Batteries can’t do this and that’s why they are sealed into the phone.
Ok, then add that circuitry to the battery package.
Ok. Then the phone is bigger and more expensive once you add that.