At least one company seems to get what new battery tech is for.
upcoming OnePlus device, rumored to have a massive 7800mAh battery (per Wccftech).
and it would absolutely smoke the 5,000 and 4,685mAH batteries in the Galaxy S25 Ultra and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Instead, Apple and Samsung seem to be prioritizing thinness at all costs, for reasons that aren’t entirely clear beyond aesthetics and bragging rights. It’s been years since I’ve heard anyone complain about how thick a phone is, if not a decade or more. Complaints have trended in the opposite direction, I’d say – without a case, some phones can be so thin and slippery that they’re hard to grip securely. Even my wife’s OnePlus 9 5G has that issue. A few foldables, like Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold , are so thin when open that they feel like they might bend or snap.
I agree, but at least OnePlus does have proper fast charging and not the slow stuff that Samsung has, my S21 barely does 18W. It looks like the S24U is up to 45W, but it would be nice to see 100W charge rate in more phones.
As someone who until recently had a Ulefone 27T pro with a 10600 mAh battery (that’s not a typo) the weight gets real boring real fast. Mine weighed over half a kilo.
I still have it and I’ll use it for camping and travel because it will go 5 days on idle without a charge but I bought a different phone for EDC
i have a phone with 21000 mAh, weighs half a kilo but o absolutely love it as i am bad at remembering to charge my phone at home/taking a charger/power bank with me
Since you’re an existing Samsung user who is concerned about weight, what do you think about the new S25 Edge? Is a substantially thinner phone something that interests you?
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How much does it weigh? I don’t want to almost double the weight of my phone when I can fast charge in 15 minutes and I rarely ever need to do that.
S24U user.
I agree, but at least OnePlus does have proper fast charging and not the slow stuff that Samsung has, my S21 barely does 18W. It looks like the S24U is up to 45W, but it would be nice to see 100W charge rate in more phones.
I want to kill people with my phone. Make it 4 times heavier, and give it a hickory handle.
As someone who until recently had a Ulefone 27T pro with a 10600 mAh battery (that’s not a typo) the weight gets real boring real fast. Mine weighed over half a kilo.
I still have it and I’ll use it for camping and travel because it will go 5 days on idle without a charge but I bought a different phone for EDC
i have a phone with 21000 mAh, weighs half a kilo but o absolutely love it as i am bad at remembering to charge my phone at home/taking a charger/power bank with me
Seriously, I don’t find that upgrades to battery life are a net upgrade to usability if the size and weight of the phone becomes too large
Since you’re an existing Samsung user who is concerned about weight, what do you think about the new S25 Edge? Is a substantially thinner phone something that interests you?
Ehhh, it has less features than my current phone. I love my current phone and I’m not looking to change for awhile probably.