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"Raise your hand if the thing you wanted most from your next phone was either fewer ports or more dongles. I didn’t think so. You wanted better battery life, d

"Raise your hand if the thing you wanted most from your next phone was either fewer ports or more dongles. I didn’t think so. You wanted better battery life, didn’t you? Everyone just wants better battery life." raises hand to second point Show me a phone battery that lasts a week between charges, and I shall show you my wallet

rikkus 10y ago
http://webcusp.com/ulefone-joins-the-6200-mah-battery-club-with-ulefone-power/ http://webcusp.com/ulefone-joins-the-6200-mah-battery-club-w... Might not be a whole week, but I'm assuming you'll be buying one?
- CaptSpify 10y ago
  I'm not who you are replying to but... If it meets my other requirements (that article seems to be short on details), then yes, I absolutely will buy it. Unfortunately, buying phones isn't like buying a laptop. I can't choose to the bigger battery option, while leaving all the other specs the same.
  - imtringued 10y ago
    Strangely enough some laptop manufacturers prefer to have a dozen models of the same laptop instead of just letting you straight up choose a base model and let you configure it.
  - rikkus 10y ago
    I was hinting at the problem with the claim that we'd all buy phones with large batteries if they existed. You pointed at the actual problem: Leaving all the other specs the same. Unfortunately, currently the phones with big batteries aren't simply upgraded versions of the top-end phones, so if you want a big battery, you have to pick something less... attractive. The fact people aren't buying these big battery phones is pointed to as evidence that they're not actually desired, but I would contend that until we see a current flagship iPhone with an option for an identical phone but a larger battery, we're comparing apples (sorry) to oranges.
sametmax 10y ago
Pretty much. But it's not about a feature we want but a feature the device builders want. And some users may not want.

rikkus 10y ago

http://webcusp.com/ulefone-joins-the-6200-mah-battery-club-with-ulefone-power/ http://webcusp.com/ulefone-joins-the-6200-mah-battery-club-w... Might not be a whole week, but I'm assuming you'll be buying one?

CaptSpify 10y ago
I'm not who you are replying to but... If it meets my other requirements (that article seems to be short on details), then yes, I absolutely will buy it. Unfortunately, buying phones isn't like buying a laptop. I can't choose to the bigger battery option, while leaving all the other specs the same.
- imtringued 10y ago
  Strangely enough some laptop manufacturers prefer to have a dozen models of the same laptop instead of just letting you straight up choose a base model and let you configure it.
- rikkus 10y ago
  I was hinting at the problem with the claim that we'd all buy phones with large batteries if they existed. You pointed at the actual problem: Leaving all the other specs the same. Unfortunately, currently the phones with big batteries aren't simply upgraded versions of the top-end phones, so if you want a big battery, you have to pick something less... attractive. The fact people aren't buying these big battery phones is pointed to as evidence that they're not actually desired, but I would contend that until we see a current flagship iPhone with an option for an identical phone but a larger battery, we're comparing apples (sorry) to oranges.

sametmax 10y ago

Pretty much. But it's not about a feature we want but a feature the device builders want. And some users may not want.