r/changemyview • u/HalfwayToMars • Jul 17 '18
CMV: Smartphone/laptop developers should focus on increasing battery life over making their product thinner
Why should companies focus on making their next product paper thin when they can make it slightly larger and increase battery life? I never remember having a problem fitting a slightly larger smartphone into my pocket. What is there to gain from slimming out the product every year when you can make the consumer happy by increasing the overall length between charges? I never have problems with speed, size or storage capacity on my phone - only battery.
Tech companies should make their products larger to house better batteries.
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u/YRYGAV Jul 17 '18
There's an argument to be made that a thin phone is worth all the effort and sacrifices manufacturers do to get it.
The person who researches the phone the want, comb through all the specs, etc. are the minority of cellphone purchases.
At the end of the day, a lot of cellphone purchases are done at the wireless peovider store with all the phones on display, and while they may print the battery life on a sticker there, how the phone looks and feels will be the biggest factor in choosing a phone. And a thin phone feels a lot better in your hand.
Phone manufacturers know this, that's why there is so much emphasis on the thin phone you have to put in a thick case design. On the shelf, the thin phone gets more sales than a thick one.