Moreover, both devices will come with glass backs, meaning that the Note 5 may be the first Note device to get
rid of the removable battery.
The
downside of a removable battery is that your phone's rear needs to be easily removable — which means it needs to be made from a flexible, durable material.
Perhaps the only complaints from some users would be the
lack of a removable battery and that there is no memory card slot to expand their capacity.
The company has also sparked controversy with its UFS 2.0 tech that moved the company to remove the once - coveted microSD card slot from the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, and its change over to wireless charging
instead of the removable battery paradigm under which it once operated.
For the new V30 they opted for a glass that takes away their long
tradition of a removable battery, but it gains both an IP68 certificate and wireless charging.
It's still a bummer to see that all evidence points toward the Note 5 letting
go of a removable battery and microSD card support.
How can you say the design is brilliant and then complain about the lack of removable battery!?
The OnePlus 2's specs should please a lot of people, even with the predictable
absence of a removable battery and microSD card, and the rather controversial inclusion of a Snapdragon 810 v2.1 processor.
Previous reports have indicated that the Korean company is going for a new design language this time around, with one of those being the
abandonment of the removable battery and thus a new unibody design.
This could well be the «Holy Grail» of smartphones for some buyers who want the
flexibility of a removable battery, but also want the premium design and build quality of a slim, unibody phone.
Samsung used its
inclusion of a removable battery and microSD expansion slot in all of its Galaxy S and Galaxy Note flagship smartphones prior to the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge to set itself apart from its biggest rival.
The glass back eliminated the
chance of a removable battery but opened the door to the IP67 dust and water resistance certification, though Huawei chose not to include wireless charging.
The
days of removable batteries and expandable storage may be gone from Samsung for good — Apple has dictated that for years and they sell a lot of smartphones.
Samsung has its reasons — the metal and glass build of the two phones wouldn't be as good with a removable back cover, and the company has put in support for two popular wireless charging standards and fast charging to make up for the lack
of a removable battery (and for the smaller battery capacities.)
Does the lack
of removable battery, wireless charging and quick charging put you off the OnePlus 2?
It's not a coincidence that it's mostly Android users who complain about the lack
of removable batteries, micro SD slots and 3.5 mm headphone jacks because they are precisely the sort of people who want to maintain the status quo.
In other hardware is where some key differences are seen, with the unibody design of the Galaxy Note 5 resulting in a lack
of a removable battery and microSD card slot, both features that are available with the Galaxy Note 4.
The iPhone was slammed for a lack
of a removable battery, but now, removable batteries are extremely rare in flagship smartphones.
Some might consider its lack
of removable battery a downgrade, but most modern Android handsets nowadays don't include that option.
To compensate for the lack
of a removable battery, Samsung has equipped the Galaxy Note 5 with Fast Charge as well as wireless charging.
Even though things like a lack
of removable battery and a missing microSD card slot may also be negatives as far as the Google Pixel and Pixel XL are concerned, many Android users are getting used to this.
For years, Samsung has advertised and taken Apple to task for the iPhone's lack
of a removable battery and ability to expand its storage via a microSD expansion slot.
The glass back eliminated the chance
of a removable battery but opened the door for an IP67 dust and water resistance certification, but for some reason, Huawei chose not to include wireless charging.
With the Samsung Galaxy S6 and its lack
of a removable battery and support for microSD, some more vocal criticism has surfaced about the lack thereof, and by the looks of it the Axon Phone won't support either feature.
The glass back eliminated the chance
of a removable battery but opened the door for an IP67 dust and water resistance certification, although it would be nice to see wireless charging included in the deal.