Are we All Suckers for Using Expensive Phones When a Cheap $40 Will Work Fine?
Jan 18, 2018, 2:19 pm
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Jan 18, 2018, 3:00 pm
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I have an old-model Samsung Galaxy phone, and although I've thought about upgrading it, I'm really turned off by the fact that Samsung has gone the Apple way of using nonremovable batteries. Talk about planned obscelence. When it does come time for me to switch to a newer phone, I guess, and I'm sorry to say, it won't be a Samsung.
I still would love if someone would build a phone with a REAL battery in it, at least twice the runtime of this phone, longer would be better. It's not the worst by any means, and I do chuckle when I see all of the iCrapple people huddling around wall sockets at the airport, BUT I don't understand phone manufacturers' obsession with anorexic smartphones. Looks great on the store shelf, but causes problems (Bendgate, Note 7 firebombs, Apple's slowdowns, etc.).
Jan 18, 2018, 3:40 pm
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And I think that regardless of what iFixit says, the percentage of users that will attempt to replace their non-replaceable batteries themselves is vanishingly small.
Jan 18, 2018, 3:46 pm
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I still would love if someone would build a phone with a REAL battery in it, at least twice the runtime of this phone, longer would be better. It's not the worst by any means, and I do chuckle when I see all of the iCrapple people huddling around wall sockets at the airport, BUT I don't understand phone manufacturers' obsession with anorexic smartphones. Looks great on the store shelf, but causes problems (Bendgate, Note 7 firebombs, Apple's slowdowns, etc.).
Jan 24, 2018, 4:11 am
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High end skinny phones, here in China see cheap knock offs like Oppo and many others all following the as big a screen and as skinny as possible. Isn't there a saying you can't be to thin, LOL.
Solution is very easy, everyone carries a huge battery pack connected.
I personally would pick a skinny phone with a extra battery pack that I can detached, I currently have a 2500mAh that is enough for me to last a day. Others around seem to be carry 5000 to 10,000mAh, no clue what they are doing with their phones, LOL
As to cheap or expensive, no different than what people choose to buy for clothes, cars, houses, furniture.
Solution is very easy, everyone carries a huge battery pack connected.
I personally would pick a skinny phone with a extra battery pack that I can detached, I currently have a 2500mAh that is enough for me to last a day. Others around seem to be carry 5000 to 10,000mAh, no clue what they are doing with their phones, LOL
As to cheap or expensive, no different than what people choose to buy for clothes, cars, houses, furniture.
Jan 26, 2018, 12:22 pm
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Jan 26, 2018, 5:34 pm
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The LG V10 and LG V20 are the perfect phones for people who want a removable battery but at the same time on phone that is on par with the latest Galaxy. Unfortunately LG also went with the non-removable battery this year for their V30 so I am stuck without a phone to upgrade to from my V10 this year. Still holding out hope that lg will change their mind and bring back the removable battery for the V40
Jan 26, 2018, 8:00 pm
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The LG V10 and LG V20 are the perfect phones for people who want a removable battery but at the same time on phone that is on par with the latest Galaxy. Unfortunately LG also went with the non-removable battery this year for their V30 so I am stuck without a phone to upgrade to from my V10 this year. Still holding out hope that lg will change their mind and bring back the removable battery for the V40
Tha manufacturers need to protect themselves as non-spec batteries, lack of charge monitor/protection circuit and high-speed chargers is a deadly combination.
Jan 26, 2018, 8:06 pm
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Given that Moto makes phones with replaceable batteries, why can't LG?
Although come to think of it Moto does not sell replacement batteries for their replaceable battery phones, so perhaps there is some connection there.
Although come to think of it Moto does not sell replacement batteries for their replaceable battery phones, so perhaps there is some connection there.
That is not going to happen as there are too many will fit but not up to spec and with full protection circuit batteries floating around.
Tha manufacturers need to protect themselves as non-spec batteries, lack of charge monitor/protection circuit and high-speed chargers is a deadly combination.
Tha manufacturers need to protect themselves as non-spec batteries, lack of charge monitor/protection circuit and high-speed chargers is a deadly combination.
Jan 26, 2018, 9:15 pm
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Moto is using the old tooling from the Motorola days. Lenovo is keeping them a limited market item until the two are merged.
