Non-removable vs removable batteries in mobile phone: pros and cons

The trend of non-removable batteries began with Apple having them in their iPhones. Later, other manufacturers followed suit since customers wanted sleeker, slimmer, compact, and lighter models of phones. Though it is a common technology now in the making of mobile handsets, they are fraught with their own inherent problems. Here is a list of advantages and disadvantages of removable vs non-removable battery phones.

Non-removable battery phone	Removable battery phone
In this, the battery is not easily removable. Need an expert to do it.	Here one can easily remove the batteries. Common person can remove it.
Lighter	Heavier
No plastic covering on it	Has a hard plastic casing on it
Newer phones	Older phones before 2010
Relatively safer with lesser risk of heating, burning, fuming and exploding. But still dangerous	Not as safe as the non-removable batteries. Can overheat, burn, fume, and explode
Recharge faster and last longer. It can last for the whole day.	Recharge takes time and lasting time is lesser. It lasts for half a day or less
Sophisticated	Not so sophisticated
Protects against wear and tear and spills	Not so protective
Passive tracking is possible even when phone is switched off because the battery is in place	Passive tracking gets lost if battery is removed by a thief
Swapping batteries is hard	Swapping batteries is easier
Checking and replacing batteries is hard	Checking and replacing batteries is easier
Repair is hard	Repair is easier

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