Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker View Post
Amen!!

Batteries are holding back this world, frankly. The best battery on the market today has a truly pathetic energy density when compared to other power sources. A significant increase in the energy density of batteries would revolutionize the world. We are seeing increases of a few percent. What we need is an increase of 10x (1000%). There really isn't a technology on the near horizon that could get us there. A 2x improvement in battery life would make me consider a smartphone. As it is, the battery life limitation impacts my lifestyle in a negative way that more than offsets the potential benefits provided. Fortunately, alternatives still exist, but they are going away. Non-smart phones appear to be a dying breed.

@TG: Shouldn't that third name be Harold?
I doubt it will get better any time soon, not because of the technology regarding battery production but because how device makers choose to spend it. The overall trend when it comes to battery life of cell phones has always been downward, until at one point we had devices that used so much they actually shipped them with a spare battery that you kept charged and carried around in a pouch so you can swap. That was the line where they stopped and centered on giving you a "fair days" use so you can charge it over night and use it during the day. Why wont it get better? Simply because they know that the majority of population is satisfied with this 'one day' and they'll always try to cram as much functionality into it as long as it could last a day. Why would they hold back on features and functionality to get you 3 or 4 days when they know you'll take one.