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How big could a cell phone be before you refused to carry it? (lemmy.world)
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For instance, would you carry an iPhone the size of a shoebox if the rest of the space was a battery? Would you even be willing to carry one of the 80s phones that had a satchel?

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[–] 3 points 12 hours ago* (1 child)

I think 7" phones are already pushing it, large phones are inconvenient for one-handed use. A shoebox-sized iPhone is just an iPad ...

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 12 hours ago (2 children)

    Oh, no, I mean full shoebox volume. Like 20lbs of battery with a phone glued to the smallest side.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 hours ago

    I think you need only look back at the first mobile phones in the 1980s to find your answer to that.

    The first mobile phones and I mean prior to the first Nokias were undesirable at any price level due to consisting of overly heavy nicad batteries. As another mentioned: 1987 Lethal Weapon showed this issue. The only other niche market they could squeeze these stupid huge shoesized battery phones was in cars.

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