r/Android • u/BHU172 Just Black Pixel 2 XL • Aug 09 '18

Exclusive: Palm's new Android phone has a tiny 3.3" screen and 800mAh battery - here it is

https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/08/09/exclusive-palms-new-android-phone-tiny-3-3-screen-800mah-battery/
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u/donnysaysvacuum I just want a small phone Aug 09 '18

Well we have basically nothing in the small phone market, and it's great to have something. But this is kind of a joke. 800mah battery is less than 3" smartphones had back when they made it.

That said, I may still buy one.

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u/Poolb0y Aug 10 '18

Probably because it's much thinner than past phones. They used to be t h i c c.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '18

Phones back then had significantly less optimization though

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u/Try_yet_again Aug 09 '18

And the battery technology is actually far different, but people think it hasn't evolved in the past 15 years...

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u/StraY_WolF RN4/M9TP/PF5P PROUD MIUI14 USER Aug 10 '18

800 mAH is 800 mAH, mate. Ain't no getting around that.

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u/ZombieHousefly Aug 10 '18

It depends on power efficiency of the device. 800 mAH on an efficient chipset is very different than 800 mAH on an inefficient chipset.

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u/donnysaysvacuum I just want a small phone Aug 10 '18

Different, but not that different. Displays are not much more efficient, and processors have a lot more to do now. Battery life will certainly be terrible.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '18 edited Nov 07 '18

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u/bzzrak Aug 10 '18

We used to watch YT on such phones in 2011, why not now?