It doesn't make it at all harder to waterproof the devices. Sony has been making them for a decade now (IP57 in 2013 on the Xperia Z), Samsung didn't have any issues with the S10 line either. This is just a lie manufacturers tell you to sell bluetooth crap.
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In Europe, they tend to be out within a month of announcement, same in Asia. It's only in the US where it's later, and not nearly to that degree.
If it had a headphone jack, I'd be fine with that phone. That's a critical omission, though.
Just to clarify, SoftBank is not a bank.
This is incorrect, it was also Linux-based but completely unrelated to Android.
10000 is not as many as you'd think. I try to keep phones for 5 years, so around 1800 days. I also listen to music on several different occasions a day, let's say 10 because I listen to a lot of music. Couple that with daily charging, I'm already doubling your number if using audio through USB-C, not to mention the extra wear that comes from the port being in use for around 10-12 hours a day.
There's also the group of people who easily notice it but don't really care. Like I see that it's different, but it's not better to me.
I don't know a lot about the background but this article feels super biased against one side.