Comment on Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Packs a Punch with New Specs Unveiled in Latest Leak

• smeeps@lemmy.mtate.me.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  For me, phones have been more than powerful enough for probably 5 years. I’m predominantly looking for battery life from my new phone, not more power. I think I’d happily use a Pixel 1 processor if it had double the battery life.

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  • RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I have had my phone for 7 years now and recently replaced the battery for 20 bucks. I don’t really understand the need for fast af phones when everything already works smooth as butter. What are people doing on their phones that needs that much power?

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    • sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Mobile gaming.

      Lemmy isn’t really the iPad baby generation’s demographic.

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      • vikingtons@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        are mobile games actually good or are you referring to emulation?

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  • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Battery life and performance go hand in hand. Race to idle when done correctly gives both great battery life and feels nice to use.

    I don’t use my phone for a lot of intensive things often, but when I do I punish this thing. Also for work we abuse our poor phones.

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    • smeeps@lemmy.mtate.me.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I don’t disagree with the theory but I’ve been getting barely a day of battery life since I started buying smartphones 15 years ago. As processor efficiencies are made, they waste all the power elsewhere.

      I want to know how long a Nexus 5 would last with a modern battery and CPU and modem.

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      • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        A modern nexus 5 would also have modern software and probably get the same battery life because of it.

        And while I don’t use my phone a whole lot, I pretty easily get 2 days of battery life out of my iPhone. Had I gotten the MAXX XL Xtreme instead of the smaller one I’d easily get 2 days of battery life. And that’s with my maximum charge limited to 80%.

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  • Asafum@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    This exactly how I looked at my phone. I just got a pixel 8 pro this week upgrading from the pixel 3xl (because I fell for the sale email and got it for $600 lol) I was already considering upgrading as my phone had started acting up and hitching recently and it’s been about 5 years anyway.

    Can’t say I’m a fan of the 8 pros battery life so far in comparison to the pixel 3xl though.

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