No, one cannot. Apple specifically states on their website that water damage is not covered by warranty.
Same for sauna or any place where condensation might happen - condensate will kill iPhone from inside. And you know what is the fun irony? The only way to try and save it from such exposure is to remove the power source, the battery. After you remove and dry phone and battery, it will most likely work again as before. People have been drowning their Nokias for ages and simply took out batteries, dried with rice and these Nokias outlived the iPhones🤣
It is water-resistant, not waterproof.
Think it the other way: maybe corporations are forcing their ways on users? Glued, ugly-shaped, poorly designed, non user-replaceable batteries all around. You simply cannot buy a device these days with replaceable batteries, at least the flagship - the one that doesn’t lag.
I see it as a cartel conspiracy where major corporations have suddenly decided to remove option of user-replaceable batteries to earn additional money for battery replacements (+75-200% of original battery cost) and phone replacements, thus cultivating “upgradeditis” culture and, subsequently, generating BILLIONS of e-waste.
And obviously EU decided to intervene and break that conspiracy into shards. I dunno if it will work out, however.
That unfortunately not true. The second any iPhone hits some strong surface, it breaks (unless with case). That’s why I use case btw.
Even with replaceable batteries phones will still be easy to break, because outer shells are not made from plastic, since plastic is non-recyclable.
I am not sure about that. If there are coalitions in Europe who are lobbying right to repair and removable batteries, then people DEFINITELY want that: someone is sponsoring these orgs, giving them real money, real support.
Pretty sure if there was independent poll organized, majority of consumers would have already opted for batteries to be user-removable, replaceable and serviceable, just like back in the days.
Classic slop.
“If you don’t like iPhone go and buy your stinky green droid”
“If you don’t like Samsung or Google go back to your closed rotten fruit ecosystem”
IF only there was a choice.
There WASN’T. Almost no adequate or non-lagging smartphones with removable batteries. And I want all-in-one package: replaceable battery, good camera, fast processor, modern apps.
And when there is no choice - it is basically cartels shaping market to THEIR needs, not caring about customers, ecology, e-waste and such. Thus EU is right to intervene
