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the user* bit*
"The masses" do not want to carry a bag of spare batteries. The masses don't want to have to think about it.
The latest generation devices are mostly "don't have to think about it" on batteries.
> New batteries are ~20 bucks
Gotta love those after-market or counterfeit high density inflammable energy packs crammed against your body or the bagful of 9 spares left in your car...
https://www.motleyrice.com/news/lithium-ion-batteries-explos...
Getting worse, not better:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/tech/lithium-ion-battery-fire...
I want real ones from a real company spending real money on R&D, that I "know where they live" if it's a problem.
Speaking of quality, I can use current iPhone off grid with offline GPS all day, and use it again the next day — without taking any battery packs.
The new "max" devices clock effectively two day battery life if you are conscious of what you're using it for (say, camping out off grid instead of doomscrolling Insta, for instance). I find even 3 or 4 sometimes if you're not picking it up and are in low energy and low data mode. Definitely 3 - 4 if you shut it off while asleep. It's nuts.
"The masses" do not want to carry a bag of spare batteries. The masses don't want to have to think about it.
The latest generation devices are mostly "don't have to think about it" on batteries.
> New batteries are ~20 bucks
Gotta love those after-market or counterfeit high density inflammable energy packs crammed against your body or the bagful of 9 spares left in your car...
https://www.motleyrice.com/news/lithium-ion-batteries-explos...
Getting worse, not better:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/tech/lithium-ion-battery-fire...
I want real ones from a real company spending real money on R&D, that I "know where they live" if it's a problem.
Speaking of quality, I can use current iPhone off grid with offline GPS all day, and use it again the next day — without taking any battery packs.
The new "max" devices clock effectively two day battery life if you are conscious of what you're using it for (say, camping out off grid instead of doomscrolling Insta, for instance). I find even 3 or 4 sometimes if you're not picking it up and are in low energy and low data mode. Definitely 3 - 4 if you shut it off while asleep. It's nuts.