• KermitTheFraud [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      phones that stay alive for a week

      they’d just be as powerful as phones from 2013

      they’d remain useful for a decade

      TAKE MY FUXKING MONEY

      • ssjmarx [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        100% would replace my phone with one of these if it was an option. I remember keeping my Droid 4 alive by swapping to fresh batteries for years after they stopped updating it until even the texting app was unusably slow because of how much I loved the keyboard on it.

    • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Wait so just to be clear, taking my phone off the charger at 90% and not letting it hit 20% would improve longevity of the battery?

      • BruceWillis [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        you can replace your own battery for pretty cheap these days. just buy the repair tool kit and the battery. just did mine for $20.

    • Animasta [any]
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      3 years ago

      Nobody is willing to make a phone that sacrifices battery capacity for lifespan (by limiting charge to the 20-90% range)

      My Asus Zenfone 3(?) hand this implemented as a settings option.

      Also this whole battery problem could be solved by selling new batteries, even those new squishy ones. My friend got a battery for his four year old phone changed at a repair shop but it ended up barely any better than his old battery. It's always the case for some reason...