I’ll just say it: I’m tired of babying my phone battery like it’s some fragile little bird. What happened to the days when phones actually lasted?
Back in 2005, I heard there were those Nokias that lived for days. Days. Apparently, you could leave it on the counter, forget about it for a week, come back and it’d still have 60% battery. It was basically immortal. Now? I unplug my phone at 8 a.m. and by noon it’s crying for help.
Sure, I know “today’s phones do more.” Okay, fine. Still, with all our tech progress, we seriously couldn’t figure out how to make a phone that doesn’t need constant life support? Every year we get a new model with three more cameras, a slightly different screen and a much higher price, yet somehow, the battery life still sucks. How does that make sense?
Here’s the truth: phone makers aren’t prioritizing batteries because they don’t have to. We’ve all just accepted the idea that charging your phone constantly is part of life now. It’s not. Well, it shouldn’t be.
In fact, a lot of newer phone designs actually make battery life worse on purpose. They have thinner bodies, brighter screens and those features that are always on that nobody asked for. Great, your phone is 0.1mm thinner. Guess what? I’d trade that in a heartbeat for a battery that can last a full weekend.
Don’t even get me started on how batteries get worse over time. It’s like these things are designed to age like milk. After a year or two, your phone is limping through the day. Plus, replacing the battery is either impossible or overpriced.
So yeah, bring back the Nokia-level battery. I don’t need five lenses or AI widgets. I just want a phone I can trust to make it through the day without a mid-afternoon panic attack.
Is that too much to ask? In 2025? Apparently, yes.
