Apple may be pitching Apple Intelligence as a key reason to upgrade to the iPhone 16, but it seems that...
  • AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee
    3·
    12 days ago

    2010: We want bigger batteries, they give us colorful phones

    2015 We want bigger batteries, they give us 1mm thinner phones

    2020 We want bigger batteries, they give us 5 cameras

    2025 We want bigger batteries, they give us AI

    Phones are a great example of the utter failure of capitalism to address what people actually need and want.

    • Zerthax@reddthat.comEnglish
      2·
      11 days ago

      They also keep taking away features, like removable storage (microSD) and headphone jacks. There’s a few phones that have them, but it gets more difficult to find them as time goes on.

    • itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com
      1·
      11 days ago

      Steve Jobs proved that consumers don’t actually know what they want until you tell them. And it’s the manufacturers job to tell them what they want and deliver it.

      Since Apple doesn’t want a bigger battery that means no one gets a bigger battery.

  • csm10495@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    11 days ago

    I still would take an extra mm for more battery life. At this point it’s no difference if it’s a bit thinner.

  • superkret@feddit.org
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    12 days ago

    Literally just give us phones that can do what they could do 10 years ago, with modern batteries.

        • burgersc12@mander.xyz
          0·
          12 days ago

          I want it to be like the glory days of the Note 8/9. You want a FP reader? Its on the back and it works really well! You want Facial recognition? How about iris scans as well! Notification LED, aux jack, and a Pen built right in! Not enough storage, pop in a MicroSD. Only thing that was missing was easily swapped batteries! It all went downhill from here imo

  • JordanfireStar@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    They’re pushing AI so hard but most people just see it as a gimmicky thing. The only people who care are the investors.

  • ColdWater@lemmy.ca
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    11 days ago

    Oh wow shocking, people actually cared more about usability than trashy feature? That’s unheard of

  • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    12 days ago

    It feels like yesterday some guy was arguing against me here on Lemmy about my personal choice of wanting a longer battery life.

    WELL LOOK AT ME NOW BRO

  • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    12 days ago

    I think the battery system that’s best for everyone would be user-replaceable batteries. That way you can have an extra battery on hand to swap in as needed, or even extra-capacity batteries that make your phone a little thicker for people who are okay with that.

    Those of us who do actually prefer thinner, lighter phones can still have them (maybe with a slight increase in thickness to accommodate the attachment mechanisms). Plus bigger batteries are a huge waste of resources if the capacity isn’t going to be used.

    • do_not_pm_me@thelemmy.club
      0·
      12 days ago

      I use it to summarize things for me. Or rewrite something I’ve written a bit better. I usually need to spot check it, but it’s still nice to have.

      • TheFriar@lemm.ee
        01·
        11 days ago

        rewrite something I’ve written a bit better

        Woah, that’s the biggest bummer of a reason I’ve seen for it. If you read good stuff and write stuff you’d get better at it.