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We need phones that are basically indestructible and last 3 full days on one charge.

by cubano 10y ago

ahoka 10y ago
Do you really think so? I have an impression that the market is kinda OK with short battery life. Otherwise there would be a trend in this way. Maybe after other specs reach their practical limits?
- PacketPaul 10y ago
  I hate the battery life of my iPhone 6. Every time I see how skinny it is I wonder why they could not have just added a bit of space for a larger battery.
- flukus 10y ago
  Has anyone released a decent phone with a long battery life? You can't tell if the market wants something if it's not on offer.
  - ebalit 10y ago
    I just bought the Xiaomi Redmi 3 [1] with 4100mAh. The battery life is excellent. 2 to 3 days of battery is a comfort I missed from the "dumbphone era". 1: http://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-redmi-3s-3gb-32-gb http://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-redmi-3s-3gb-3...
    - clarry 10y ago
      For me it was 2 to 3 weeks of battery. Smartphone batteries are just miserable, and I'd happily take a heavier & thicker phone to get better battery life.
      - macintux 10y ago
        There are plenty of well-designed battery/protective enclosures for smartphones. Thus those who want the extra battery life and are prepared to deal with the extra thickness and weight can do so. Now if you want 2 weeks of battery life on a pocket supercomputer, well, good luck with that.
    - optforfon 10y ago
      Yep, that's the one I have. I honestly rarely get to 50%, but you stop feeling guilty about leaving the screen on for too long and it's just more pleasant to use never having to worry about the battery. + it's incredibly cheap and still super thin
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  - optforfon 10y ago
    The LG phones have replaceable batteries. Seems to cover the same demographic
Animats 10y ago
They're available from "catphones.com". Yes, Caterpillar has a phone brand. I have one of their phones. It lives up to the ruggedness advertising.
bluthru 10y ago
Why do I want to carry around 2 extra days of battery life? Also, more mass in the phone means more force on impact.

We need phones that are basically indestructible and last 3 full days on one charge.

by cubano 10y ago

We need phones that are basically indestructible and last 3 full days on one charge.

ahoka 10y ago

Do you really think so? I have an impression that the market is kinda OK with short battery life. Otherwise there would be a trend in this way. Maybe after other specs reach their practical limits?

PacketPaul 10y ago
I hate the battery life of my iPhone 6. Every time I see how skinny it is I wonder why they could not have just added a bit of space for a larger battery.
flukus 10y ago
Has anyone released a decent phone with a long battery life? You can't tell if the market wants something if it's not on offer.
- ebalit 10y ago
  I just bought the Xiaomi Redmi 3 [1] with 4100mAh. The battery life is excellent. 2 to 3 days of battery is a comfort I missed from the "dumbphone era". 1: http://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-redmi-3s-3gb-32-gb http://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-redmi-3s-3gb-3...
  - clarry 10y ago
    For me it was 2 to 3 weeks of battery. Smartphone batteries are just miserable, and I'd happily take a heavier & thicker phone to get better battery life.
    - macintux 10y ago
      There are plenty of well-designed battery/protective enclosures for smartphones. Thus those who want the extra battery life and are prepared to deal with the extra thickness and weight can do so. Now if you want 2 weeks of battery life on a pocket supercomputer, well, good luck with that.
  - optforfon 10y ago
    Yep, that's the one I have. I honestly rarely get to 50%, but you stop feeling guilty about leaving the screen on for too long and it's just more pleasant to use never having to worry about the battery. + it's incredibly cheap and still super thin
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- optforfon 10y ago
  The LG phones have replaceable batteries. Seems to cover the same demographic

Animats 10y ago

They're available from "catphones.com". Yes, Caterpillar has a phone brand. I have one of their phones. It lives up to the ruggedness advertising.

bluthru 10y ago

Why do I want to carry around 2 extra days of battery life? Also, more mass in the phone means more force on impact.