is anyone else disapointed that the one x will not have a removable battery?

eddiewawa · Apr 5, 2012

jackdubl said:
Same here.

sooo...if the SG3 and One series have non removable batteries...what would you get then? Huawei? ZTE?

Flumme · Apr 5, 2012

eddiewawa said:
sooo...if the SG3 and One series have non removable batteries...what would you get then? Huawei? ZTE?

I'm looking hard at the Huawei Ascend D Quad XL. If it lives up to it's in house developed SOC performance for the rest of the phone, it's very interesting.

Baldilocks · Apr 5, 2012

I've never been a fan of carrying around extra batteries. I mean, who does that??

jonmorris · Apr 5, 2012

Not now, but I did in the early 1990s! I can remember when you had quite a choice of batteries too, from your el cheapo Nicads, to the expensive NiMH ones that were slimmer - and your remortgage your home Lithium Ion (and then Polymer) batteries that were too expensive to offer extended battery power, so came as ultra-slim versions.

I'd usually have at least two thick batteries, and switch to an ultraslim one for a night out. It had to look good - but usually the slim battery wasn't even enough for a night down the pub, doing nothing in your pocket!

Then in the late 1990s we'd got to having mobiles with incredible battery life, as in a week or more, until we've gone full circle and back to having a phone that will struggle to last a night out if you're using it a lot (like taking photos and speaking to people on Facebook instead of the people you're out with!).

Flumme · Apr 5, 2012

Baldilocks said:
I've never been a fan of carrying around extra batteries. I mean, who does that??

It's not really about carrying around extra batteries for me. It's all about being able to REMOVE the battery if needed (bootloops, bad flash, etc) , or exchange it when it reaches the end of its life without having to send it to the shop.

The possibility of bringing an extra battery when absolutely necessary is just a bonus you can use if you want to...

jonmorris · Apr 6, 2012

The Xperia S can be turned off by holding the power button and volume down. I've just tried with the One X and, as it has ICS, it results in you doing a screen capture! (BTW, you can also do this by pressing the power button and home key).

I am not sure if there's another combination (volume up doesn't work either). If that's the case, I wonder how you can reboot if it does freeze?

Xperia S owners certainly don't need to worry about not being able to remove the battery if their fear is that it will crash and leave them stuck.

jjeff444 · Apr 6, 2012

Baldilocks said:
I've never been a fan of carrying around extra batteries. I mean, who does that??

i do it a lot of the time

now, i don't carry a battery when i go shopping or out to a friends house to watch a movie. but going to work (i work in construction not in an office) or out to nyc to spend the day?....hell yes.

it has saved me a few times. like being in the middle of manhattan and by night-time the battery was getting low, so i just swapped it out for a fresh one.

forget about asking a cab driver for a charge or trying to find an outlet in a bar. it's also impractical to go to a friends apartment just to charge the phone when he lives 20 blocks away.

i will never buy a phone without a removable battery. i don't care how sexy, sleek, or how popular a particular phone is.

jonmorris · Apr 7, 2012

I now own a couple of portable battery chargers, one with a mere 1,500mAh and the other with 7,000mAh. I can then charge part way through the day when I'm out and away from a power supply (or it would be inconvenient/unsafe to leave it charged for any length of time).

I've been charging this way for a while and it's more convenient than the second battery, as I'd end up getting into the following scenario;

Go out - use first battery. Battery starts to run low, so at some point when convenient I swap it over. Old battery is now on anything from 10-20% charged.

Use new battery for rest of day.

Come home, put phone on charge so new battery gets back to 100%. Go to sleep.

Wake up; new battery is fully charged. Old battery is still only on 20%. Have I got time to swap the batteries and charge that to 100%? Probably not!

So, do I buy a separate charger for that battery? How many manufacturers make chargers for their batteries, perhaps on a separate dock? Not many.

jackdubl · Apr 7, 2012

jonmorris said:
So, do I buy a separate charger for that battery? How many manufacturers make chargers for their batteries, perhaps on a separate dock? Not many.

Seido makes standard charger with changeable battery docks. Has had a dock for every battery I've owned so far. Costs about $12 for a dock.

jackdubl · Apr 7, 2012

eddiewawa said:
sooo...if the SG3 and One series have non removable batteries...what would you get then? Huawei? ZTE?

Probably just end up waiting to see if they all plan to stay with it on into the future or if there is a negative reaction. Wait till same time next year.

Infinifail · Apr 7, 2012

If my Desire with it's 1400 mAh battery, which is broken up till the point where it shuts down once it reaches ~25%, can get through an entire day of what I want it to do, then I'm not worried. Not even a little.

jroc · Apr 7, 2012

Not disappointed at all. As long as battery life is decent.

I was worried when I got the RAZR, but not anymore. And I'm talking about the RAZR, not the Maxx.

jjeff444 · Apr 7, 2012

bk11222 said:
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when i read comments that people make it through the day on one charge they are either light users of their phone or limit their use of the phone. i am always using GPS apps, subway map, reading and will be using the camera often.
...
i have 2 questions. what is with the obsession with phone weight? i would gladly have my skyrocket weigh a few more ounces if it significantly increased my battery life. and why would a phone manufacturer design a phone knowing it would be a deal breaker for so many potential buyers?

i too am amazed how people make it through the day from morning to night on a single charge. i also use gps a lot for some apps besides the normal texting, talking, a bit of games, internet surfing. i'm out of juice by dinner time.

imo, the obsession of phone weight along with making phones as thin as possible comes from knowing that sleek thin phones sell very well.

the majority of people are not savvy with technology, they just want sexy slim phones. most people dont care if it has a snapdragon or exynos. most people just look at the phone and are attracted to the way the phone looks. :rolleyes:

so, imo, its not a deal breaker with enough people for htc to care.

jjeff444 · Apr 7, 2012

jonmorris said:
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Go out - use first battery. Battery starts to run low, so at some point when convenient I swap it over. Old battery is now on anything from 10-20% charged.

Use new battery for rest of day.

Come home, put phone on charge so new battery gets back to 100%. Go to sleep.

Wake up; new battery is fully charged. Old battery is still only on 20%. Have I got time to swap the batteries and charge that to 100%? Probably not!

So, do I buy a separate charger for that battery? How many manufacturers make chargers for their batteries, perhaps on a separate dock? Not many.

yes, you buy a FEW portable battery chargers

i'm sure they will make one for your phone's battery as jackdubl said. go on amazon and i'm sure you'll find one. by the way, my portable chargers cost me $5 a pop. so i bought 3.

i also have a few extra batteries. they cost me $15 each. so its not a major investment.

i actually never even bother to plug my phone in anymore. i have 2 extra batteries along with the one in my phone. one battery is always in the dock charging, one battery is always charged and ready to go in, and one battery in the phone. so i just rotate them. i always have a spare battery thats charged and ready to go.

jroc · Apr 7, 2012

I agree about external batteries being more convenient. No need to turn the phone off.

With them getting alot smaller and having alot of juice...like the 5600 mah Anker that's about the size of a USB stick.. can't beat that with an extended battery.

But....a large extended battery plus something like the Anker is probably the absolute best situation.

Michael George · Apr 8, 2012

Well its a deal breaker for me too, No removable battery or micro SD slot, with data caps and poor coverage in some areas, being able to take 90 pics in a burst while shooting a video is no good if you have nowhere to store them or you get a low battery message. It was almost my dream phone, but they're starting to follow Apple's thin, locked in ethos. Lets hope HTC they see the light and get back to the drawing board

yegon · Apr 8, 2012

No SD card slot is what kills my interest sadly. Awesome looking phone but 32gb just isn't enough for my usage, I like lots of locally stored music and hd mkv's. Yes yes, some people stream everything, bully for you, but I want higher quality music and vid than streaming can offer and don't want to rely on a data connection for it.

Why is it there's never a phone that ticks every box? Was tempted by the Nexus a while back, for vanilla ICS, but no SD card slot killed that idea. Had a Galaxy Note briefly, great piece of kit but it proved a little too big for me and I don't like Touch Wiz. For a phone that absolutely smokes my old iPhone 4 specs wise, wow, was that phone laggy. Equally it flushed apps and tabs way too quick considering it had a 1gb of ram.

Really thought the One X was, err, the one for me. Sense doesn't look too intrusive but no SD card alot....gah.

Gonna have to grudgingly stick with my old iPhone for a while longer. If I thought Apple were going to deliver a much bigger screen in October I'd happily wait, but I'd be genuinely surprised if they went beyond 4" and 4.7" is the sweet spot for me I've decided.

is anyone else disapointed that the one x will not have a removable battery?

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