Apple says it’s prioritizing iPhones that ‘never fail’ over ‘super-easy to repair’ handsets – but it’s not that simple

So, weatherproofed iPhones are ideal because they won't succumb to your smartphone's biggest killer – the demon drink (read: water). However, achieving that protection makes them harder to crack open and repair, most pertinently to install a new battery, which could shorten your handset's lifespan in other ways. You could call it the IP68 paradox…