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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by mikeash on Sunday December 10, 2017 @10:52AM (#15891905)
Indeed. I really wish Apple would offer an option to have a phone that's twice as thick as their current offerings, with the extra space filled with extra battery. Keep the thin ones available for people who prefer those. But I'm not getting my hopes up for such a thing.

(And to preempt the typical responses to this: I know battery cases exist, but they're a substantially inferior solution.)

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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by robterrell on Sunday December 10, 2017 @11:24AM (#15892073)
It's not just us geeks. My wife and kids (at least, the daughters who are full-time snapchat users) would definitely select the larger phone with bigger battery.

If you had both choices before you in the store, who wouldn't start to wonder if they'd regret the thinner/lower capacity choice?

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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by chrisbennet on Sunday December 10, 2017 @12:07PM (#15892284)
I would love it if they came out with a real Pro version of their products. Call them the "Pro Black" edition or something.

Imagine a "Black Edition" of the iPhone that's thicker, has a headphone jack and an integral rubberized case. The aesthetic would be similar to military style watches.

Imagine a thicker MacBook Pro that doesn't require dongles. Don't announce them initially but show it in some hacker movies. Make them special order initially. I can dream...

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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by ghaff on Sunday December 10, 2017 @03:40PM (#15893382)
I have somewhat mixed feelings myself. On the one hand I would like to have true all day battery life for those relatively rare days when I’m really hammering on the battery. OTOH maybe I really do prefer less thickness and weight for the 90% case and just top it off with an external battery on the other days.
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