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Re:LG is getting out of the mobile phone business by hardwaregeek on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:05AM (#26695237)
They realized people use their phones as fashion accessories and don't care about specs? Removable batteries create bulk, make the phone ugly. Headphone jacks? Added width and makes it harder to sell the consumer bluetooth headphones. IR blasters/SD cards? Nobody cares.
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Re:LG is getting out of the mobile phone business by starky on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:50AM (#26696036)
>Removable batteries create bulk, make the phone ugly.

I've always found this who argument hilarious given that a majority of people put a bulky, ugly case on their phones.

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Re:LG is getting out of the mobile phone business by criddell on Monday April 05, 2021 @04:37AM (#26696619)
And they would continue to do so if the phone had a larger battery and you would end up with an absolute brick.

If you want more battery and don't care about bulk, get a battery case.

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Re:LG is getting out of the mobile phone business by ekianjo on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:06AM (#26695248)
> Removable batteries create bulk,

Not even remotely true. The LG V20 is very thin and still has a removable battery.

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Re:LG is getting out of the mobile phone business by Judgmentality on Monday April 05, 2021 @01:07AM (#26695547)
Batteries have to hold substantially more power now than they did 5 years ago.

EDIT: Huh, I looked it up and I'm completely wrong. Battery sizes haven't changed.

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Re:LG is getting out of the mobile phone business by speedgoose on Monday April 05, 2021 @01:51AM (#26695728)
They charge much faster now, which is good for sales because a battery that charges fast is very convenient. So it progressed.

Fast charging degrades the battery slightly faster than slow charging but it's not the end of the world in my opinion. I'm guessing it's much better to not keep your phone battery at a high state of charge for a long time, much of the chemical reactions that degrade the battery happens at high state of charge, than avoiding to fast charge it to 80%.

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Re:LG is getting out of the mobile phone business by ekianjo on Monday April 05, 2021 @09:10AM (#26698436)
The LG V20 already supported fast charging so its not recent tech by any means.
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