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People will only cease trying to get the maximum out of their batteries once we have wireless power and the phone starts charging itself as soon as you step int
by smokinn 16y ago
People will only cease trying to get the maximum out of their batteries once we have wireless power and the phone starts charging itself as soon as you step into your home or office.
The technology has been demonstrated to work but it seems to be taking quite a long time to make it into consumer devices.
- bobds 16y agoI don't think widespread use of "wireless" charging is likely at all. Better batteries are the obvious solution.
- yason 16y agoIndeed, and additionally designing to extract out the maximum perf-per-watt off the hardware. If I can waste the charge of my new Android phone in a day or, alternatively, optimize my usage and phone configuration and get two days of batterly life, that means I'm still part of the power equation. If, instead, I have to choose between usage patterns that give 8 or 9 days of power, respectively, I will certainly not give a damn. Battery life is a perfect example of "good enough". Would it hurt so much to equip the phones with larger batteries instead of, say, 1500mAh that seems typical now. As for the latest smartphones, it can certainly not be because of the physical size.