alt Hacker News> I think the iphone does a lot more in the background than you might consider initially.
I understand that. My point being that 25 year old tech, before the real miniatyrization of circuits and power efficiency mind you, has 7x charge time and yet we are impressed by a few additional hours.
> Here is an experiment to try. Use your phone as you currently do, but turn on airplane mode when you aren't otherwise using the phone. Leave it on overnight too.
Sure but to what benefit?
I already addressed the tweaks i did do in a sibling comment. Putting the phone in airplane mode is no different than having a dead battery in terms of usability.
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> Putting the phone in airplane mode is no different than having a dead battery in terms of usability.
Well, it's about the same as using Nokia 3310.
> I understand that. My point being that 25 year old tech, before the real miniatyrization of circuits and power efficiency mind you, has 7x charge time and yet we are impressed by a few additional hours.
Yes because those phones by comparison do nothing so it’s a meaningless comparison.
It’s like arguing that we shouldn’t be impressed about EV range improvements because the bicycle exists.
The difference is passive. Your phone is constantly pooling for both 4g, and 5g signal. Then using that to pool for notifications from apps.
This is stuff your Nokia didn’t do at the same scale. At best some sms at a significantly reduced polling rate.
My apps auto update in the background. Something my Nokia from 2007 didn’t do.
So there are many passively provided features but by definition they are not obvious to you and as such harder to appreciate.
If you have an iPhone: I use low power mode constantly. I have an automation to use it at 75% or less battery.
I get roughly 2 days of battery life without any YouTube usage.