IMHO it should not really mean shorter batteries. Might we loose 5% capacity or something like that for them to be more repairable? Probably.
But the option to manually replace the battery will - over the life of the device - outweigh that in my opinion.
My phone is now 4 years old - the main reason why I’m considering getting a new one is the battery life degrading. It still has ~80% battery health left - enough to get me through a non-demanding day but not enough for a more regular one.
If I could just replace the battery - I’d have done that already. But also I’ll have to replace it next year anyways as it’ll be EOL on security patches.
IMHO it should not really mean shorter batteries. Might we loose 5% capacity or something like that for them to be more repairable? Probably.
But the option to manually replace the battery will - over the life of the device - outweigh that in my opinion.
My phone is now 4 years old - the main reason why I’m considering getting a new one is the battery life degrading. It still has ~80% battery health left - enough to get me through a non-demanding day but not enough for a more regular one.
If I could just replace the battery - I’d have done that already. But also I’ll have to replace it next year anyways as it’ll be EOL on security patches.