Growing Power Gap Could Force Smartphone Tradeoffs 246
alphadogg writes "Mobile users face a fast-growing gap between their smartphones' increasing power needs and battery capacity. That gap could force users to make tradeoffs in how, and for what, they use their phones, even as vendors at all levels work even harder to reduce power demand in mobile devices, according to Chris Schreck, a research analyst with IMS Research. Schreck estimates that a 1500 mAh battery, the industry's current 'high water mark,' yields for many smartphone users a battery life of about 6 hours — highly dependent on what applications and on-device technologies, including Wi-Fi, users are running. The latest and greatest tech advances, including faster CPUs, higher data throughput, and improved displays all crank up the demand for power. The combination of user behavior and technology is boosting power demand faster than battery capacity can keep up. Schreck estimates power requirements can grow 15% a year."
Dilbert (Score:0, Funny)
Donkey (Score:5, Funny)
... Schreck, a research analyst with IMS Research.
As a work around, I think he plans on just having Donkey carry around more batteries.
Re:Easy solution...at least for a bit more juice (Score:3, Funny)
"mobile [...] moved around"? Once you're past puberty and move out of your mom's basement, you'll spend most of your time sitting at a desk. When you do get up to heave your bulk to the coffee machine, you'll leave your "mobile" sitting there so that when you finally trudge back, your co-workers can tell you that your novelty ring tone went off four times at full volume while you were away.
Now, if we could harness stupidity or hatred to power mobiles, they'd run forever.
pffffttt.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Slashdot in a bottle (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah, it's way better when those are consolidated into a single, apathetic post. Plus, I bet that will keep anyone else from posting similar sentiments in a more serious tone. Maybe you could attach that to the beginning of every article from now on, just in case one of the regular killjoys forgets to log on and we miss our usual dose of frowns.
Re:Slashdot in a bottle (Score:4, Funny)
On a serious note, I am sorry about your hernia.