I know plenty of iPhone users and I'm the only one I know that needs to have an additional battery to get through the day. TBaggins, I'm not complaining about the battery being too short for the device, I'm just pointing out that it's too short for me. While I would like a larger internal option for convenience, as I've stated, I think the battery life is more than adequate for the average user.
I honestly don't think you're all that super-unusual, Solip. I certainly do know a lot of ppl like you, and I don't think they're all that unusual in their usage pattern either. Here's why:
The iPhone is a successful multifunction device. Meaning, you WANT to use it to browse the internet. AND make calls. AND listen to music. AND play games. And all of that means, the power demands on it are going to be greater than either a single-function device, or an 'unsuccessful' multifunction device, i.e. a device that can do more than one thing, but due to inconvenience, limited software, mediocre user experience, whatever, you end up not using in a multifunction way very much.
There are an awful lot of cellphones out there that can do more but end up getting used mostly/only for voice, for example.
Let's face it, once you have even just a good mobile Internet experience on a device (mobile Safari, 3G, etc.), usage is going to go way up for a lot of users. Hey, no one's ever been semi-addicted to the Internet, right?
So yeah, in a device like that, you want, and need, very good battery life.
Furthermore, a device like that can change usage patterns, making even 'average' users into ppl who use the device more than they ever imagined they would. Perhaps that's you?
Such is the power of software, and a good user experience.
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I know plenty of iPhone users and I'm the only one I know that needs to have an additional battery to get through the day. TBaggins, I'm not complaining about the battery being too short for the device, I'm just pointing out that it's too short for me. While I would like a larger internal option for convenience, as I've stated, I think the battery life is more than adequate for the average user.
I honestly don't think you're all that super-unusual, Solip. I certainly do know a lot of ppl like you, and I don't think they're all that unusual in their usage pattern either. Here's why:
The iPhone is a successful multifunction device. Meaning, you WANT to use it to browse the internet. AND make calls. AND listen to music. AND play games. And all of that means, the power demands on it are going to be greater than either a single-function device, or an 'unsuccessful' multifunction device, i.e. a device that can do more than one thing, but due to inconvenience, limited software, mediocre user experience, whatever, you end up not using in a multifunction way very much.
There are an awful lot of cellphones out there that can do more but end up getting used mostly/only for voice, for example.
Let's face it, once you have even just a good mobile Internet experience on a device (mobile Safari, 3G, etc.), usage is going to go way up for a lot of users. Hey, no one's ever been semi-addicted to the Internet, right?
So yeah, in a device like that, you want, and need, very good battery life.
Furthermore, a device like that can change usage patterns, making even 'average' users into ppl who use the device more than they ever imagined they would. Perhaps that's you?
Such is the power of software, and a good user experience.
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