corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhy can't we go back to small phones?www.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square348fedilinkarrow-up1606arrow-down133cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
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minus-squareuraniumcovid@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agopower usage of screens scales as O(n^2), but battery scales as O(n^3), meaning bigger phones will have better battery life
minus-squareilmagico@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoThey can just make them a little thicker, but still usable with one hand. Really, it’s not a technical problem, it’s a marketing problem (i.e. not enough demand, unfortunately).
power usage of screens scales as O(n^2), but battery scales as O(n^3), meaning bigger phones will have better battery life
They can just make them a little thicker, but still usable with one hand.
Really, it’s not a technical problem, it’s a marketing problem (i.e. not enough demand, unfortunately).