Would you give up on thickness of a phone to have batter battery life?

[holsma]

Most modern phones do not provide same amount of usage time as last "dumb phone" models like nokia and ericsson did. I remember charging them once a week. Manufacturers go for thin phones and sacrifice battery life for that. Are you ready to have a thicker phone with let's say 2x or 3x battery life?

 

[Startrek852]

YES!!! I don't really like thin phones in the first place, they're too hard for me to hold. And 3x my battery life would be amazing, because I get on average 18hr of battery life, so 3x would be 54hr! That would be insane!

 

[rachel lee]

To be honest, I really miss the past days when our phone batteries can last for a very long hours, people wouldn't worry about their phones will out of charge now and then. I hope one day the technology could make cellphones both thin and have longer battery life.:crying:

 

[NOOK!E]

I most definitely would. Battery life is tippity-top priority for me, and I'd take more thickness gladly for better battery. :good:

 

[holsma]

and what would be the maximum thickness/weight of a phone you still think acceptable?

 

[Telyx]

My Nexus 5 could be twice its current thickness and I'd be OK with that as long as that extra thickness was devoted to battery.

 

[Planterz]

I think most people would. I don't know about 2-3x the thickness, but phones like the Droid Turbo/Moto Maxx and LG G2 are proof that you can put a sizable battery in a phone without making it too thick or heavy, or require the extra space of a phablet to do so.

 

[GuestD0107]

I would prefer a bigger battery than a slim and thick phone. I have a galaxy s4 and now i'm thinking of buying a bigger battery.

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[Hannah Stern]

Most modern phones do not provide same amount of usage time as last "dumb phone" models like nokia and ericsson did. I remember charging them once a week. Manufacturers go for thin phones and sacrifice battery life for that. Are you ready to have a thicker phone with let's say 2x or 3x battery life?

The battery life is much more important than the thickness.
A bad example is the Galaxy S6. They killed so much battery life, just to get the phone thinner. And they stopped making the battery replaceable.

Technology and specifications etc. is much more important than design.

 

[99942]

With all that I've given for better battery life so far, giving up thinness is an easy trade.

 

[holsma]

So would you buy a less known phone brand which would provide 2x battery at the cost of 2x thickness given that it will match big ones on other specs and quality?

 

[NOOK!E]

So would you buy a less known phone brand which would provide 2x battery at the cost of 2x thickness given that it will match big ones on other specs and quality?

I would, for sure.

 

[NamelessFragger]

YES, without hesitation. My Note 4's already quite a bit thicker just because of the OtterBox Commuter case I put on it, and it actually makes it a great deal easier to hold. It doesn't affect it fitting in my pockets, either.

That and I hate how manufacturers claim how thin their phones are, only to have the camera module poking out noticeably. That's just cheating now. It'd be a far sleeker design without the hump, just a nice, flat back.

This is also one of the reasons I advocate removable batteries in phones: the user gets the choice to install an extended battery with replacement back if they so choose if the stock battery capacity isn't good enough, without the issues that arise from having a separate internal battery and external battery in a battery case.

 

[Hannah Stern]

The battery life is much more important than the thickness.
A bad example is the Galaxy S6. They killed so much battery life, just to get the phone thinner. And they stopped making the battery replaceable.

Technology and specifications etc. is much more important than design.

Look: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61996432&postcount=384

 

[Hannah Stern]

Battery life has a much higher Priority: http://xdaforums.com/note5/help/disappointed-samsung-galaxy-note-5-t3183666#post62447578

 

[Hannah Stern]

3000 mAh

Note 5 comes with 300 mAh but SLIMMER DESIGN?
ARE THEY KIDDING ME?????

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62500414&postcount=63

 

[Officialadrianisen]

Would be awesome if they build a phone which is slim and has x2 or x3 times battery life at the same time. But I would go for a thicker phone too if it has better battery life.

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So would you buy a less known phone brand which would provide 2x battery at the cost of 2x thickness given that it will match big ones on other specs and quality?

No I would still not go for a brand I don't trust.

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Note 5 comes with 300 mAh but SLIMMER DESIGN?
ARE THEY KIDDING ME?????

Yes. I had the same reaction. Why would they reduce the battery life from Note 4 to Note 5. That's so stupid.

 

[Hannah Stern]

Would be awesome if they build a phone which is slim and has x2 or x3 times battery life at the same time. But I would go for a thicker phone too if it has better battery life.

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No I would still not go for a brand I don't trust.

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Yes. I had the same reaction. Why would they reduce the battery life from Note 4 to Note 5. That's so stupid.

Yes. Many others are also very disappointed: http://xdaforums.com/note5/help/disappointed-samsung-galaxy-note-5-t3183666

DESIGN has a lower priority than Features and Flexibility!!!
The cutest and thinnest device in the world is useless, if you see 3%

in the Status Bar.


We expected a 4100 mAh Feature-Full and Flexible Superphone (like the S2 and Note 3 at their time)

But we've got a phone, which is insufficient for buisness:

• MHL-MicroHDMI and IR-Blasters? MISSING
• MicroSD? Removable Battery? MISSING
• Ugly User Interface (Cute = Galaxy S3+S4+S5 UI with Andriod 4.x)
• Features to show off? VANISHED
• Useful Gimmicks (See S4/Note 3) - also vanished

 

[oxeadr]

Most modern phones do not provide same amount of usage time as last "dumb phone" models like nokia and ericsson did. I remember charging them once a week. Manufacturers go for thin phones and sacrifice battery life for that. Are you ready to have a thicker phone with let's say 2x or 3x battery life?

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[TheNetwork]

I would not mind double the thickness on my LG G3 for 2 days of battery life instead of 1 (or 1/2...) I have the zerolemon extended battery, and the case itself is almost worth it, makes it very hard to break the phone, but the battery is clearly not as high quality as an OEM one. While I started out getting 3-4 days of battery on it vs the stock one it's now down to 2 days of light usage (very little mobile data or intense app usage) or 1 day of intense usage on a "9000" mAh battery. Wouldn't have that problem with a high quality OEM battery.