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Is endless innovation desirable? I have an iPhone 6s. I like it. I'd like to see longer battery life and higher storage capacity in future models, but otherwis

by clubm8 10y ago

Is endless innovation desirable? I have an iPhone 6s. I like it. I'd like to see longer battery life and higher storage capacity in future models, but otherwise it's a good phone. I don't want it thinner - in fact, I'd be happy if they added some heft so I didn't need a case, without one it feels like it is about to fall out of my hand. (This might allow for a removable battery, which would also be useful) I don't want a dumbphone - I like having access to all my music and podcasts. And I like being able to do secure texts and calls with Signal. Privacy advocates seem to fetishize burners and feature phones, but a "dumb" Nokia blasts out everything in the clear.

taf2 10y ago
a bendy phone would be nice. perhaps oled technology will lead to this and that could lead to a better phone that doesn't break if you sit on it... so maybe a little more innovation could be nice?
- themodelplumber 10y ago
  One squidPhone7, please.
valuearb 10y ago
Thinner, lighter phones are easier to hold and get used more. Thin phones won because anyone who wants more grip or battery can always add a case. Thicker, bigger battery phones fail because no case can make them lighter. They only address a niche while thin addresses everyone's needs. And sealed batteries won because they can fit more capacity. Few people prefer carrying (and charging) two 8 hour batteries to a 10 hour sealed battery.
- dpark 10y ago
  Sealed batteries are why I always wanted a thicker phone. Adding an external battery case adds a huge amount of bulk to the phone, whereas adding capacity inside the phone adds only moderate bulk. But I'm using an iPhone 7+ and for the first time since my last dumb phone, I have no battery life complaints. So while I'd still add more battery life if given the choice, it's not been an issue for the past 6 months.
- ValentineC 10y ago
  > Few people prefer carrying (and charging) two 8 hour batteries to a 10 hour sealed battery. I carry around a small USB battery pack these days (multiple if I'm travelling). I find the concept of external batteries better — the recharging process is seamless as compared to having to shut off the phone to switch batteries.
  - nradov 10y ago
    I can swap batteries and be back online in less than a minute. That's far more seamless than having a bulky external battery plugged in to a fragile, awkward USB connector.
jamesrcole 10y ago
The thing is, innovation may create new things that we hadn't though of, and that we couldn't appreciate the benefits of until we experience them. I think that's the usual way it happens.

by clubm8 10y ago

taf2 10y ago

a bendy phone would be nice. perhaps oled technology will lead to this and that could lead to a better phone that doesn't break if you sit on it... so maybe a little more innovation could be nice?

themodelplumber 10y ago
One squidPhone7, please.

valuearb 10y ago

Thinner, lighter phones are easier to hold and get used more. Thin phones won because anyone who wants more grip or battery can always add a case. Thicker, bigger battery phones fail because no case can make them lighter. They only address a niche while thin addresses everyone's needs. And sealed batteries won because they can fit more capacity. Few people prefer carrying (and charging) two 8 hour batteries to a 10 hour sealed battery.

dpark 10y ago
Sealed batteries are why I always wanted a thicker phone. Adding an external battery case adds a huge amount of bulk to the phone, whereas adding capacity inside the phone adds only moderate bulk. But I'm using an iPhone 7+ and for the first time since my last dumb phone, I have no battery life complaints. So while I'd still add more battery life if given the choice, it's not been an issue for the past 6 months.
ValentineC 10y ago
> Few people prefer carrying (and charging) two 8 hour batteries to a 10 hour sealed battery. I carry around a small USB battery pack these days (multiple if I'm travelling). I find the concept of external batteries better — the recharging process is seamless as compared to having to shut off the phone to switch batteries.
- nradov 10y ago
  I can swap batteries and be back online in less than a minute. That's far more seamless than having a bulky external battery plugged in to a fragile, awkward USB connector.

jamesrcole 10y ago

The thing is, innovation may create new things that we hadn't though of, and that we couldn't appreciate the benefits of until we experience them. I think that's the usual way it happens.