Re:Next-generation Qi2 wireless charging standard embraces A...
by parker_mountain on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @01:07AM
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You could've, but have you held on to a phone that long? I suspect very few people have made the bridge from "could" to "have".
Between the
- battery lifespan (a technology that has tradeoffs between lifespan and capacity, such that manufacturers target 3 year lifecycles
- driver updates and baseband security (famously out of date on older android phones, no matter what "rom" you're running)
- ports lifecycles (the charger port has a finite lifecycle of plug cycles, also often cheaped out on a bit)
- lifespan of custom ROMs (frequently losing contributors and thus updates)
Is that phone really going to last 8 years of daily active use?
I think the answer is no. Apple has made a huge effort with the iphone 14 (not pro), to re-engineer the device to make it easier to repair and recycle. We'll see if that pays off, but I don't think holding on to a phone for 8 years is feasible or practical for enough people.
Between the
- battery lifespan (a technology that has tradeoffs between lifespan and capacity, such that manufacturers target 3 year lifecycles
- driver updates and baseband security (famously out of date on older android phones, no matter what "rom" you're running)
- ports lifecycles (the charger port has a finite lifecycle of plug cycles, also often cheaped out on a bit)
- lifespan of custom ROMs (frequently losing contributors and thus updates)
Is that phone really going to last 8 years of daily active use?
I think the answer is no. Apple has made a huge effort with the iphone 14 (not pro), to re-engineer the device to make it easier to repair and recycle. We'll see if that pays off, but I don't think holding on to a phone for 8 years is feasible or practical for enough people.