Re:Apple Debuts iPhone 16e
by ndiddy on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @04:40PM
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Of course your phone has a short runtime, it both has a small battery and it's 3 years old so the battery's worn out. One of the main reasons why small phones remain a niche is that improvements in battery technology have been far outpaced by improvements in SoCs, so the easiest way to improve a device's battery life vs. the older model is to make it larger so it can fit a bigger battery. Even when it was new, the regular iPhone 13 had a 3220 mAh battery while the 13 mini had a 2400 mAh battery, despite both having the same processor. You end up sacrificing battery life to achieve the small size.
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How low the quality bar has gotten! A device with a battery is now considered "worn out" after a measly 3 years?
They never said the device was worn out. The battery is and can be easily replaced.
All batteries degrade when you subject them to 1000 full recharge cycles.
The device is fine but the battery is worn out after some 1000 full discharge/recharge cycles.
If only one could open the back and replace the battery, the thing that has been known to everybody to wear out while the rest of the device is perfectly functional. One could only dream of such advanced technology. Maybe in 10 years.
Re:Apple Debuts iPhone 16e
by spaceguillotine on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @08:00PM
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capitalism breeds innovation!
Re:Apple Debuts iPhone 16e
by bdhcuidbebe on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @09:27PM
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Lol, indeed! That was a given with the Nokia.
I know you're trying to make a point or something, but Apple or an independent service center will do just that for not much more than the price of the battery.
Re:Apple Debuts iPhone 16e
by alistairSH on Thursday February 20, 2025 @06:28AM
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You can. Or at least Apple can (for which they’ll charge you $80 or so). Sure, you can’t “hot swap” during the day, but if you like the size, it seems well worth the expense to get a new battery installed.