Forgot your password?  Comment: Re:I dont blame power amplifiers
(Score 2) 110  by icebrain (#41841505) Attached to: Breakthrough
Promises Smartphones that Use Half the Power  I only got a
smartphone two-something years ago. Prior to that, I had a dumb
phone with extended battery; after three and a half years, I
still got 3-4 days between charges. When new, I charged it once
a week, and that was with heavy talk usage. So even today's
smartphones seem to have short lives compared to that.  I have
an extended battery on my current phone (rooted Samsung droid
charge), and I still have to charge it every day, at least
during the week (but that's also because I now work in a large
metal building with very poor signal inside). I don't use much
data, either, but "cell standby" is usually in the top two list
of power consumers on my phone.  I'd be happy with just an
extended battery option on future phones, though it would be
nice if things like cases and covers were available for phones
fitted with said batteries.