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Originally Posted by jlmwrite
Whoo-hoo -- more resolution, more things we don't really need.
How about working on the back-end stuff we REALLY need. You know, silly little things like lightweight batteries that will actually last more than a couple of hours. My NC does at best 8 hours (and believe me, that's generous). My brand new HTC Inspire sucks down battery power faster than my Suburban eats gas, and will literally die before bedtime.
The guy who makes a battery that can power high-consumption devices yet will last the way the Kindle does will completely change the face of portable consumer electronics. Alas, batteries aren't sexy, so they will continue to be the very last thing manufacturers will address.
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Device manufacturers don't make their own batteries. But yes, battery technology has progressed at a snail's pace. And no breakthrough in sight, it is rather sad. Most of the saving over the years have come from components that use less juice, not from batteries that provide more but weigh the same or less.
Still -- we do want much higher resolution. And try Juice defender for your new phone. My Streak gets me through the day with 30% to spare (without doing tweaking) unless I use WiFi heavily. And it has a much bigger screen than the Incredible.