• Corn@lemmy.ml
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            4 days ago

            If I say “my phone is out of juice, let me grab a spare battery” most people will be confused if I start putting a bunch of tools in a box. Nobody will be confused if I simply grab an external battery.

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            4 days ago

            Common sense isn’t a thing that exists, it’s a lazy trope used when you don’t want to explain something you think is obvious.

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        4 days ago

        it’s a battery that you have as a spare in case your main battery runs out. it’s a spare battery.

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          4 hours ago

          Okay then explain to me how to swap out said “spare battery” without opening the phone with specialized tools.

          Guess what? You can’t, because it’s not a spare battery. It’s an external battery pack.