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I hope it's here to stay, maybe, since it uses a lot of battery power, phone manufacturers will start prioritizing that.

thaumasiotes 10y ago
"Start"? Battery power is one of the primary complaints people make about their phones. It's been a priority for... ever.
- joncrocks 10y ago
  While it's one of the primary complaints (after purchase), the market would seem to suggest that people prefer smaller/thinner phones in terms of purchasing decisions.
  - Rexxar 10y ago
    To be more precise: "smaller/thinner and less expensive".
  - ckluis 10y ago
    I’d happily have a 1-2 inch thick well made premium phone with a battery that lasted days.
    - kruczek 10y ago
      Sounds like Pentagram Monster series. The one I have with 4100mAh battery lasts for over 20 days, if I'm not using it heavily. And while it is heavier than typical smartphones, it's only about 1cm thick. As far as I know there's also a newer model with 6000mAh battery.
- curiousgal 10y ago
  Of course it's been a complaint forever but how many flagship phones with great battery life do you count? My point is that More battery-hungry widespread applications = More pressure on manufacturers to answer to those complaints.
  - 27182818284 10y ago
    At least two off the top of my head. The Droid Turbos that Verizon shows off in commercials have massive batteries.
  - thaumasiotes 10y ago
    It's also been a complaint forever that people's parents, friends, children, and selves keep dying. And yet somehow that hasn't translated into enough market pressure to make them all immortal. Of course in reality the market pressure for protection from death is much greater than the market pressure for improved battery life while seeing weaker results in the market. Your battery life is not a market pressure issue.
simonswords82 10y ago
As thaumasiotes has already pointed out battery life on phones has been a number one priority for years. In fact, the shortcomings of batteries are now one of the biggest bottlenecks in transport, energy, infrastructure and more. Some of the best minds/companies in the world are already investing everything they've got in fixing the problem.

thaumasiotes 10y ago

"Start"? Battery power is one of the primary complaints people make about their phones. It's been a priority for... ever.

joncrocks 10y ago
While it's one of the primary complaints (after purchase), the market would seem to suggest that people prefer smaller/thinner phones in terms of purchasing decisions.
- Rexxar 10y ago
  To be more precise: "smaller/thinner and less expensive".
- ckluis 10y ago
  I’d happily have a 1-2 inch thick well made premium phone with a battery that lasted days.
  - kruczek 10y ago
    Sounds like Pentagram Monster series. The one I have with 4100mAh battery lasts for over 20 days, if I'm not using it heavily. And while it is heavier than typical smartphones, it's only about 1cm thick. As far as I know there's also a newer model with 6000mAh battery.
curiousgal 10y ago
Of course it's been a complaint forever but how many flagship phones with great battery life do you count? My point is that More battery-hungry widespread applications = More pressure on manufacturers to answer to those complaints.
- 27182818284 10y ago
  At least two off the top of my head. The Droid Turbos that Verizon shows off in commercials have massive batteries.
- thaumasiotes 10y ago
  It's also been a complaint forever that people's parents, friends, children, and selves keep dying. And yet somehow that hasn't translated into enough market pressure to make them all immortal. Of course in reality the market pressure for protection from death is much greater than the market pressure for improved battery life while seeing weaker results in the market. Your battery life is not a market pressure issue.

simonswords82 10y ago

As thaumasiotes has already pointed out battery life on phones has been a number one priority for years. In fact, the shortcomings of batteries are now one of the biggest bottlenecks in transport, energy, infrastructure and more. Some of the best minds/companies in the world are already investing everything they've got in fixing the problem.