News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Why Apple Didn't Use Sapphire for iPhone Screens. Parent comment

Re:Why Apple Didn't Use Sapphire for iPhone Screens by bane on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @03:00AM (#8328867)
I would be absurdly happy to find a phone like a Note 3/4 that's 2x as thick and has 2-3x as much battery. Not that the Note has poor battery life (it easily last a full 12-16 hours of pretty heavy usage).

I really don't care much about thinness in phones, but I do care about having a forever battery and I'd happily trade 3mm of pocket space for it.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Apple Didn't Use Sapphire for iPhone Screens by monort on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @05:40AM (#8329254)
You can get battery with extended capacity. E.g. ZeroLemon have 10000 mAh battery:

http://zerolemon.com/product/zerolemon-samsung-galaxy-note-3...

But phone becomes very bulky with it.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Apple Didn't Use Sapphire for iPhone Screens by dagw on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @03:13AM (#8328892)
The Note 3 has a replaceable battery, so there is nothing stopping you from replacing it with a thicker, higher capacity battery. There are lots of options available, like this one: http://www.mugenpoweronline.com/zaspx/product_details.aspx?f...
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Apple Didn't Use Sapphire for iPhone Screens by zmmmmm on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @03:11AM (#8328881)
If you really don't care about size there are plenty of options, especially for phones like the Note3 with replaceable backs[1].Even for the iPhone you can buy a wrap around case that embeds a battery.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Extended-Compatible-Internati...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Apple Didn't Use Sapphire for iPhone Screens by bane on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @03:12AM (#8328890)
Yeah absolutely, but I wish it was just part of the phone model.

A Note 3 with the pack you linked to could easily do 2 full days of medium to heavy usage.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Apple Didn't Use Sapphire for iPhone Screens by akgerber on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @11:36AM (#8330494)
Motorola did have their Maxx models that were thicker with more battery, but it seems like they gave up on that when they were acquired by Google.
[ Parent | on HN ]