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I know it's a pet peeve of the community here, and I'd love a SD card slot or removable battery as much as the next geek. But have you considered that HN (and

I know it's a pet peeve of the community here, and I'd love a SD card slot or removable battery as much as the next geek. But have you considered that HN (and most tech sites) are an echo chamber. And that really, most people don't care? That ship has already sailed, and most manufacturers don't have these features anymore, cause they don't sell. People would rather lightness, or build quality or extra capacity etc. over these features.

mixedCase 10y ago
>But have you considered that HN (and most tech sites) are an echo chamber. And that really, most people don't care? A lot of people don't know what they want until they see it. I've gotten plenty of people very interested after I tell them that my good old Galaxy S3 lasts ~5 days without charging. For some people the bulk is a deal breaker, but many others either love it (it feels really good to hold and resists quite a beating) or aren't inconvenienced by it. It's going to be replaced soonish by an LG V20 which is bound to get an extended battery as well, but as long as I have a choice I'm sure as hell going to keep buying phones that don't have me scrambling for a charger once or even twice a day, I love that my device serves me and not the other way around.
- antod 10y ago
  > I've gotten plenty of people very interested after I tell them that my good old Galaxy S3 lasts ~5 days without charging. Count me as one of them. Yes, I still use an S3. Mine can last all day on a charge - most of the time. Unless I use it a lot.
  - mixedCase 10y ago
    Well then you might wanna take a look at these: https://amazon.com/Warranty-WITHOUT-battery-Zerolemon-Midnight/dp/B00GJA1WFW/ https://amazon.com/Warranty-WITHOUT-battery-Zerolemon-Midnig... https://amazon.com/ZeroLemon-7000mAh-Extended-Protection-GT-i9300/dp/B00AKZWGAC/ https://amazon.com/ZeroLemon-7000mAh-Extended-Protection-GT-... My battery is actually Hyperion branded but it seems to no longer be produced; that ZeroLemon one however has the same capacity and should be as good. The case is the same I have. Both battery and case have been with me for close to 3 years, no sign of capacity degradation and it has taken a lot of hits like a champ without even a screen protector.

mixedCase 10y ago

>But have you considered that HN (and most tech sites) are an echo chamber. And that really, most people don't care? A lot of people don't know what they want until they see it. I've gotten plenty of people very interested after I tell them that my good old Galaxy S3 lasts ~5 days without charging. For some people the bulk is a deal breaker, but many others either love it (it feels really good to hold and resists quite a beating) or aren't inconvenienced by it. It's going to be replaced soonish by an LG V20 which is bound to get an extended battery as well, but as long as I have a choice I'm sure as hell going to keep buying phones that don't have me scrambling for a charger once or even twice a day, I love that my device serves me and not the other way around.

antod 10y ago
> I've gotten plenty of people very interested after I tell them that my good old Galaxy S3 lasts ~5 days without charging. Count me as one of them. Yes, I still use an S3. Mine can last all day on a charge - most of the time. Unless I use it a lot.
- mixedCase 10y ago
  Well then you might wanna take a look at these: https://amazon.com/Warranty-WITHOUT-battery-Zerolemon-Midnight/dp/B00GJA1WFW/ https://amazon.com/Warranty-WITHOUT-battery-Zerolemon-Midnig... https://amazon.com/ZeroLemon-7000mAh-Extended-Protection-GT-i9300/dp/B00AKZWGAC/ https://amazon.com/ZeroLemon-7000mAh-Extended-Protection-GT-... My battery is actually Hyperion branded but it seems to no longer be produced; that ZeroLemon one however has the same capacity and should be as good. The case is the same I have. Both battery and case have been with me for close to 3 years, no sign of capacity degradation and it has taken a lot of hits like a champ without even a screen protector.