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• roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s also hard to make a port like that water resistant. Using wireless charging is easier to make flat and seal tightly.

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  • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you mean a USB-C port in general, they can be made waterproof. If you mean something specific to putting one in the most compact form factor possible, that might be true.

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    • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      And that requires more space than a typical port. In a compact device that is difficult.

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      • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        A flashlight is literally one of the simplest electronic devices there is

        You might be surprised at everything going on inside a modern flashlight. I’ll grant that it’s probably easier to find room for extra seals around the port than in a smartwatch though.

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    • jonathan@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They can be waterproof but are also non functional until the water is fully cleared from the port.

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    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That kind of waterproofing wears over time (years). It keeps it’s resistance, but not a submersible seal. Watches have longer use years than phones on average.

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  • vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    oh quit that bs. There was waterproof (not resistant) micro usb more than a literal decade ago. If anything they should have gottn better.

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    • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      And that requires more space than a typical port. In a compact device that is difficult.

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    • paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Eww, micro usb. I get the shakes just thinking about it.

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• medgremlin@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have the pixel watch 2, and waterproofing is very important to me when it comes to a smartwatch. I work in healthcare and have to wash my hands upwards of 30 times a day. If I had to take off my watch every time or gamble on a rubber flap adequately covering the charging port, it simply would not be worth the hassle.

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• BussyCat@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Some do, but the limitations of usb C (or any physical plug) are present and while it sounds nice in principle to have all the devices use the same cord it’s in general not worth the sacrifices that others have mentioned like it taking up extra room and the increased likelihood of water/sweat/particulate ingress

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