• GetOffMyLan@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    Battery tech is constantly having huge breakthroughs. They are just come in small steps.

    I mean a smart phone is literally a battery powered computer. It’s absolutely astounding compared to what we had 10/20 years ago.

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      2 months ago

      Battery tech is constantly having huge breakthroughs. They are just come in small steps.

      My guy, those are opposite things…

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        2 months ago

        Depends on how you define “constant”. Battery prices have been falling year over year, no thanks to technological improvements.

        If we’re referring explicitly to Academia and R&D, then OP is correct. You’re main point is that these huge breakthroughs haven’t affected the market, but OP isn’t arguing that.

        You’re both talking past each other.

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          2 months ago

          Depends on how you define “constant”.

          No it doesn’t? Because there have been none. There have been steady and iterative advancements.

          OP is correct

          When was OP involved in this conversation?

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            2 months ago

            There have been steady and iterative advancements.

            Steady imo is a synonym for constant, and revolutionary breakthroughs can be subjective if referring to industry or academia.

            When was OP involved in this conversation?

            Apologies. I sometimes refer to an OP as the Original Poster of a thread in a given post, but perhaps a better use of language would be OC for Original Commentator.

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      2 months ago

      Only thing I’m upset with is that we get more battery capacity, but not longer battery time. I want to clock my phone down to save power, but that’s not allowed.

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        2 months ago

        Most phones have some sort of “Ultra power saving” mode that gives a lot of battery life.