Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Mobile Device Users Want Better Batteries
Posted by Darius Wey in "THOUGHT" @ 07:00 PM
"Mobile TV and MP3 players are all very well, according to mobile phone users, but longer battery life is top of their feature wish-list. A survey of global mobile users by research firm TNS found that two-thirds of phone and PDA owners said the most essential feature for a converged device is a two-day battery life span."
The title of this thread links to an article that is accurately named, "Stop giving us rubbish batteries, say mobile users" - and they're not wrong, are they? ;) Every geek's dream mobile device has a fast processor, an insanely powerful GPU, never-ending amounts of RAM and ROM, and a screen that would make you cry with joy... but what about better battery life? There's no denying that consumer battery technologies have remained relatively steady over the past few years. Sure, we hear about all these new concepts being conceived in laboratories, but when will they start appearing in consumer devices? Toshiba recently took the first step forward, and hopefully, other companies will follow over the next year or so.
The title of this thread links to an article that is accurately named, "Stop giving us rubbish batteries, say mobile users" - and they're not wrong, are they? ;) Every geek's dream mobile device has a fast processor, an insanely powerful GPU, never-ending amounts of RAM and ROM, and a screen that would make you cry with joy... but what about better battery life? There's no denying that consumer battery technologies have remained relatively steady over the past few years. Sure, we hear about all these new concepts being conceived in laboratories, but when will they start appearing in consumer devices? Toshiba recently took the first step forward, and hopefully, other companies will follow over the next year or so.
