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.

  • Agent641@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    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

    • general_kitten@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      8 hours ago

      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