β² 93 βΌ Samsung eyes new battery tech to break free from its 45W charging prison (www.androidpolice.com) submitted 1 year ago by baatliwala@lemmy.world to c/android@lemdro.id 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] oldfart@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (2 children) With a replaceable battery, you just carry a second one and swap them on the go permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Isnt the problem with a swappable battery, like you describe, that the phone will lose its waterproofing? Dont get me wrong, i dont think they should be welded to the internals like they are these days, they should be easily removable, but getting into the phone shouldsnt be super simple unless they find a decent way to waterproof a removable back plate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oldfart@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I'm going to reply with a link to review of a phone that solved it with IP67 rating https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s5-smartphone,3908-3.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago That's pretty cool! i never had the S5. Looks like a good solution. It looks like it would work on a lot of phones today. Although, i think there are design changes to consider on newer phones with more powerful hardware. I believe they contain empty space that is there to aid with cooling the phone so the solid body of the S5 shown in the link might not work, meaning there would need to be a specific cut out space for the gasket to seal against. I appreciate that its probably not the most challenging problem to overcome, and i would very much appreciate companies spending more money on solving the issue. But i don't think its a "one size fits all" solution in a world of vastly differing design choices, folding phones and modular phones. Having said all that, i would much prefer for there to be less makes and models of phone and for the focus to be on designing something that won't be useless in 5 years. It should all be about longevity and reducing e waste. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Ilandar@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) In which you'd need a power bank and cable that youre carrying if you don't want to be tethered to an outlet (which may or may not be available.) Seems a second battery is just a better option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] limerod@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) How do you charge the 2nd battery? Do you charge it slowly when home and keep it as spare while you use your main battery and wait for it to charge to full. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Remember when you too some spare AA batteries with you for your Gameboy/Walkman/Discman so that you didn't run out of juice in the back seat of your parents suburban on the way to grandma's? Pepperidge farm remembers. permalink fedilink source parent [β] oldfart@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago There used to be external chargers. I'm not speaking Nokia times, I had a Xiaomi phablet with Android 5 or 6 with one of these. Just a frame for the battery with an USB input. permalink fedilink source parent [β] derGottesknecht@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago I have a Fairphone with swappable battery, I keep one charged at 80% in case I need a quick reload of my phone. And after I used it, I recharge it in the phone and swap back to the empty one to also recharge it. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Ilandar@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [β] bob_lemon@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago Carrying a spare battery is much more compact than a power bank and charging cable though. Or even a wall adapter and charging cable, which also requires an outlet. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Isnt the problem with a swappable battery, like you describe, that the phone will lose its waterproofing? Dont get me wrong, i dont think they should be welded to the internals like they are these days, they should be easily removable, but getting into the phone shouldsnt be super simple unless they find a decent way to waterproof a removable back plate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oldfart@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I'm going to reply with a link to review of a phone that solved it with IP67 rating https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s5-smartphone,3908-3.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago That's pretty cool! i never had the S5. Looks like a good solution. It looks like it would work on a lot of phones today. Although, i think there are design changes to consider on newer phones with more powerful hardware. I believe they contain empty space that is there to aid with cooling the phone so the solid body of the S5 shown in the link might not work, meaning there would need to be a specific cut out space for the gasket to seal against. I appreciate that its probably not the most challenging problem to overcome, and i would very much appreciate companies spending more money on solving the issue. But i don't think its a "one size fits all" solution in a world of vastly differing design choices, folding phones and modular phones. Having said all that, i would much prefer for there to be less makes and models of phone and for the focus to be on designing something that won't be useless in 5 years. It should all be about longevity and reducing e waste. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] oldfart@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I'm going to reply with a link to review of a phone that solved it with IP67 rating https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s5-smartphone,3908-3.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago That's pretty cool! i never had the S5. Looks like a good solution. It looks like it would work on a lot of phones today. Although, i think there are design changes to consider on newer phones with more powerful hardware. I believe they contain empty space that is there to aid with cooling the phone so the solid body of the S5 shown in the link might not work, meaning there would need to be a specific cut out space for the gasket to seal against. I appreciate that its probably not the most challenging problem to overcome, and i would very much appreciate companies spending more money on solving the issue. But i don't think its a "one size fits all" solution in a world of vastly differing design choices, folding phones and modular phones. Having said all that, i would much prefer for there to be less makes and models of phone and for the focus to be on designing something that won't be useless in 5 years. It should all be about longevity and reducing e waste. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago That's pretty cool! i never had the S5. Looks like a good solution. It looks like it would work on a lot of phones today. Although, i think there are design changes to consider on newer phones with more powerful hardware. I believe they contain empty space that is there to aid with cooling the phone so the solid body of the S5 shown in the link might not work, meaning there would need to be a specific cut out space for the gasket to seal against. I appreciate that its probably not the most challenging problem to overcome, and i would very much appreciate companies spending more money on solving the issue. But i don't think its a "one size fits all" solution in a world of vastly differing design choices, folding phones and modular phones. Having said all that, i would much prefer for there to be less makes and models of phone and for the focus to be on designing something that won't be useless in 5 years. It should all be about longevity and reducing e waste. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Ilandar@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) In which you'd need a power bank and cable that youre carrying if you don't want to be tethered to an outlet (which may or may not be available.) Seems a second battery is just a better option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] limerod@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) How do you charge the 2nd battery? Do you charge it slowly when home and keep it as spare while you use your main battery and wait for it to charge to full. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Remember when you too some spare AA batteries with you for your Gameboy/Walkman/Discman so that you didn't run out of juice in the back seat of your parents suburban on the way to grandma's? Pepperidge farm remembers. permalink fedilink source parent [β] oldfart@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago There used to be external chargers. I'm not speaking Nokia times, I had a Xiaomi phablet with Android 5 or 6 with one of these. Just a frame for the battery with an USB input. permalink fedilink source parent [β] derGottesknecht@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago I have a Fairphone with swappable battery, I keep one charged at 80% in case I need a quick reload of my phone. And after I used it, I recharge it in the phone and swap back to the empty one to also recharge it. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Ilandar@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [β] bob_lemon@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago Carrying a spare battery is much more compact than a power bank and charging cable though. Or even a wall adapter and charging cable, which also requires an outlet. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) In which you'd need a power bank and cable that youre carrying if you don't want to be tethered to an outlet (which may or may not be available.) Seems a second battery is just a better option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] limerod@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) How do you charge the 2nd battery? Do you charge it slowly when home and keep it as spare while you use your main battery and wait for it to charge to full. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Remember when you too some spare AA batteries with you for your Gameboy/Walkman/Discman so that you didn't run out of juice in the back seat of your parents suburban on the way to grandma's? Pepperidge farm remembers. permalink fedilink source parent [β] oldfart@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago There used to be external chargers. I'm not speaking Nokia times, I had a Xiaomi phablet with Android 5 or 6 with one of these. Just a frame for the battery with an USB input. permalink fedilink source parent [β] derGottesknecht@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago I have a Fairphone with swappable battery, I keep one charged at 80% in case I need a quick reload of my phone. And after I used it, I recharge it in the phone and swap back to the empty one to also recharge it. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Ilandar@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] limerod@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) How do you charge the 2nd battery? Do you charge it slowly when home and keep it as spare while you use your main battery and wait for it to charge to full. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Remember when you too some spare AA batteries with you for your Gameboy/Walkman/Discman so that you didn't run out of juice in the back seat of your parents suburban on the way to grandma's? Pepperidge farm remembers. permalink fedilink source parent [β] oldfart@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago There used to be external chargers. I'm not speaking Nokia times, I had a Xiaomi phablet with Android 5 or 6 with one of these. Just a frame for the battery with an USB input. permalink fedilink source parent [β] derGottesknecht@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago I have a Fairphone with swappable battery, I keep one charged at 80% in case I need a quick reload of my phone. And after I used it, I recharge it in the phone and swap back to the empty one to also recharge it. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Remember when you too some spare AA batteries with you for your Gameboy/Walkman/Discman so that you didn't run out of juice in the back seat of your parents suburban on the way to grandma's? Pepperidge farm remembers. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] oldfart@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago There used to be external chargers. I'm not speaking Nokia times, I had a Xiaomi phablet with Android 5 or 6 with one of these. Just a frame for the battery with an USB input. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] derGottesknecht@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago I have a Fairphone with swappable battery, I keep one charged at 80% in case I need a quick reload of my phone. And after I used it, I recharge it in the phone and swap back to the empty one to also recharge it. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Ilandar@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] bob_lemon@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago Carrying a spare battery is much more compact than a power bank and charging cable though. Or even a wall adapter and charging cable, which also requires an outlet. permalink fedilink source parent