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Majority Of Us Would Prefer A Thicker Smartphone If It Meant A Better Battery

posted on Mar 03, 2015 11:12AM

For those who believe charging your phone only twice a week wouldn't prove to be an advantage in the current mobile device markets...

By the way I have been a long time lurker of this hub and really enjoy the positive contributors.

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Vast Majority Of Us Would Prefer A Thicker Smartphone If It Meant A Better Battery

Americans don't want thinner phones. At least, not if that means shorter battery life.

A new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds that an overwhelming majority -- 73 percent -- of adults polled would prefer a thicker phone with longer battery life to a thinner one with shorter life.

Only 12 percent said they'd prefer a thin phone with less battery life, while 15 percent said they weren't sure.

The results come one day after Samsung announced its new flagship Galaxy S6 phone, which is thinner and lighter than the Galaxy S5. It also has a smaller-capacity batterythan the S5. Samsung, however, claims the new device is more efficient and should last longer than the old one, despite the weaker battery.

In a recent column for The Wall Street Journal, tech columnist Christopher Mimssuggested it would take a brave phone maker to buck the trend of thinner smartphones in favor of longer-lasting batteries. If our survey is any indication, maybe it would just take a smart one.

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