alt.hn

6/19/2026 at 5:11:25 AM

Phone Batteries Keep Getting Better. So Why Are We Always Charging?

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/features/phone-battery-life-silicon-carbon-what-next/

by giuliomagnifico

6/19/2026 at 6:21:44 AM

Also like a power based version of Wirth's law [1]. Software will find out ways to use more power than battery technology can improve.

I run my phone very minimally and as such I tend to get 3-5 days of use before needing to recharge. In keeping the software static I have managed to leverage the hardware gains for myself.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law

by HerbManic

6/19/2026 at 11:49:20 AM

it says "better" not bigger; so even if we keep the software the same, the capitalism means they'll just give us less and less.

So shrinkflation is equally effective.

by cyanydeez