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Could you give some examples of these things, please? All waterproof hardware I have ever owned (phones, cameras, flashlights, watches, etc) doesn't have user-replaceable batteries. In all cases the batteries need to be replaced by a specialized shop and the waterproofness is tested afterwards in a special machine - and it's not always a success and the job needs to be redone.

Note that there is a significant difference between "water resistance" and "waterproofness".

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xkfm|3 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Xcover6 Pro was released in July and has a removable battery, headphone jack, and has the same IP rating as the S9

A few companies have business/military phones that still have most of the features people were used to. They are a little bigger, but you don't need a case.

AlmostAnyone|3 years ago

Hmm, nice but that's really a very different kind of device. I don't want anything so bulky - this is like double the thickness of the S9. I'm not using any case, no need - the Gorilla glass is more than enough to survive repeated falls on the road when I was getting out of a car.

matrix_overload|3 years ago

Here you go: https://shop.motorolasolutions.com/ca/t600-rechargeable-two-...

Rugged 2-way radios, not just waterproof, but designed to float and to turn on the lights when dropped into water. Perfectly replaceable battery pack, interchangeable with the regular NiMH batteries. All it takes is literally rubber inserts that you need to pop off to access the screws.

COGlory|3 years ago

Kyocera has a waterproof line of phones that a number of have replaceable batteries.

AlmostAnyone|3 years ago

It's also 3 times bulkier than any Samsung/Sony smartphone, though. If that's the price, I don't want it.

biftek|3 years ago

My Yaesu FT65R is IP54 and FT5DR is IPX7. The Olympus OM1 is IP53 (only camera I can think of with an actual IP rating) and Pelican makes IPX7 flashlights. All of which have easily replaceable batteries.

thereddaikon|3 years ago

I see it all the time in radios. I'm a ham so I own a few and any radio with an IPX rating more than being in the same zip code as water will be both waterproof and have removeable batteries.