Comments on: Should the iPhone Have a Removable Battery? The EU Says Yes!

By: Cat

Cat — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:21:39 +0000

Maybe "removable" is not equal to "replaceable"? There are battery removal instructions in the manual for my Philips electric shaver. However, the batteries are not replaceable because they are soldered to the printed circuit board inside the shaver. These battery removal instructions warns not to remove the battery except when disposing of the shaver and not to connect the shaver to the mains after the batteries have been removed.

By: chad

chad — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:07:30 +0000

The battery on the iphone does suck. It would be nice if I could use it in the evenings without having to plug it in. I want to be able to change batteries.

By: Frank4969

Frank4969 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:49:56 +0000

iPhone battery lasting a day. Ha ha that is a laugh. I have never gotten any more than 7 hours out of it and average about 4 with everything off, but heavy Internet use. How about at least 8 hours. This is the worst battery on a phone I have ever had!!! Also at•t coverage stinks compared to verizon. I go to a lot of places where my wife has coverage with her phone but I get no bars. More bars in more places, where in east jabib!

By: ansars

ansars — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:10:40 +0000

it's a must we need removals battery or atleast a longer lasting battery. Current battery only lasts a day.

By: scott

scott — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:41:15 +0000

anon.......thats correct.Call a number, put the phone on speaker, drop in in a pocket or purse....walk into a room and the entire conversation can be heard by the person called. I have been in meetings where just turning off the phone was not enough......pull the battery and place it on the table....this is the new "wire tap" now....place a call, phone on speaker, phone in pocket, all is heard. As to the battery, since on the 3G it is already a "drop in", all that is needed is a method / instructions on how to open the case. Maybe a snap open case?? And why would they have to change anything?? It is the same battery....

By: anon

anon — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:10:48 +0000

Some executives and politicians want to be able to remove it to ensure there isn't eavesdropping going on. Europeans are very aware of this danger, esp. Germans. We Americans seem blissfully unaware of this capability.

By: eric d.

eric d. — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:35:16 +0000

It has a removable battery, you just need to send it in.

Plus I am sure that there will soon be a web site and company that will do this for you, if there isn't already.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:27:33 +0000

I think they should make removable batteries.

By: frog

frog — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:20:25 +0000

If a replaceable battery would mean less battery life on the iPhone, then I'm fine the way it is.

I've never needed to change a battery on an iPod!

By: striatic

striatic — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:20:31 +0000

"How is changing batteries any easier than keeping an already pretty long-life battery charged?"

That's not at all what this is about. All batteries drop drastically in performance over time. Eventually, every iPhone out there will become a brick, solely for this reason. Replaceable batteries increase the longevity of devices. This is good for the environment but bad for manufacturers, since they will sell fewer replacement devices due to battery fatigue.

By: pp

pp — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:42:51 +0000

How is changing batteries any easier than keeping an already pretty long-life battery charged?

By: s2by10

s2by10 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:25:36 +0000

I think the iPhone should have a removable battery. I'm sure they can still make it sleek. Nothing's impossible.