Flashback: the phones that weren’t, part 1 – is 18,000mAh big enough?

30 April 2023
One phone shown off at MWC 2019 had a battery that was about as big as it could get - it slinked just under the 100Wh limit for boarding a plane.

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kevvv, 04 May 2023Welcome to GSMArena comment section, which similar to Twitt... moreCompletely agree.

    Anonymous, 02 May 2023Pity to see a red cross from your comment when you are talk... moreWelcome to GSMArena comment section, which similar to Twitter at this point.

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      BlakeGsm, 01 May 2023Imagine this mamoth falling on your face while scrolling th... moreI don't know if this something you don't do but holding the phone to the side you're lying on the bed will stop this from happening.

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        • 02 May 2023

        kevvv, 01 May 2023That 240W charging support on Realme GT Neo 5 should'v... morePity to see a red cross from your comment when you are talking common sense. But hey, it's not like the world revolve around them anyway

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          • 02 May 2023

          That phone remind of Thanos

            Domestoboto, 01 May 2023Having NO front camera at all because the motors to raise/l... moreHow many consumers that used Pop up camera phoned,did you hear complaines about camera malfunction?
            I used one for 2 years and it was perfectly okay..
            That it didn't catch on had nothing to do with actual camera failures.

              Domestoboto, 01 May 2023Having NO front camera at all because the motors to raise/l... moreI've used a phone with a pop up front Camera for 2 years,before it packed up..
              It had some issues,but the pop up camera was non of them,it worked perfectly untill the day the phone refused to power on..
              Pop up Cameras have been around for the better part of 5 years,if your assertions of failed movable parts is true,there would have been enough complaints by users to be very damning..

                ap, 01 May 2023So, can you bring the Doogee V Max on a plane?Of course,you can't..

                  That 240W charging support on Realme GT Neo 5 should've put on this tbh. That kind of charging is more valuable on a bigger battery like this than a 4600 mAh battery.

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                    BlakeGsm, 01 May 2023Imagine this mamoth falling on your face while scrolling th... moreWell if you can hold that thing in your hand in bed you probably deserve it falling on your head

                      Imagine this mamoth falling on your face while scrolling through on your bed.

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                        • 01 May 2023

                        So, can you bring the Doogee V Max on a plane?

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                          Domestoboto, 01 May 2023Having NO front camera at all because the motors to raise/l... moreAlso, don't forget the ability to spy and track people using the front cam.

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                            • 01 May 2023

                            4 days straight for music and 2 days straight for video? I'm not convinced. It should be easily at least double the figure.

                            As for that gigantic battery, this would be the time where I would truly appreciate 120W or 240W wired charging. With such a huge capacity, you definitely want a fast charging rate.

                              Pumpino, 30 Apr 2023Why did the pop-up selfie camera die off? Not having a punc... moreHaving NO front camera at all because the motors to raise/lower it shorted, got jammed, or went bad - as is tradition with ALL moving parts - doesn't make sense.

                                kevvv, 01 May 2023This is mostly true, except the fact that base model of iPh... moreApple only provides barely usable battery life with tiny battery so people will have to replace their battery or upgrade their phones sooner. It’s all attempt to milk their customers beyond the initial purchase. They didn’t become a trillion dollar company from nowhere.

                                  potato4k, 01 May 2023This was just a proof of concept phone. In the end, a MOBIL... moreThis is mostly true, except the fact that base model of iPhone 12/13/14 also always have a bad battery life considering having a good hardware and software, because again it's even under 3500mAh.

                                    Pumpino, 30 Apr 2023Why did the pop-up selfie camera die off? Not having a punc... moreMechanical move things like pop-up camera and foldable screen are more prone to break. That's why there are more cases of screen damage on the Samsung Z series than the S series, because it requires some mechanical movement.

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                                      • 01 May 2023

                                      Well, at that time , the principle was more battery more lives. But now, what we need is very quick charge and battery efficiency let's say one phone has 200W charging tech, get full battery for only 5 minutes while to spend 4000 MAh battery for gaming is 5 hours

                                        This was just a proof of concept phone. In the end, a MOBILE phone needs to be usable as a portable mobile phone.
                                        This is also why it’s annoying that phones today are getting larger and heavier. Instead of optimizing the hardware and software to be efficient, everybody is pretty much slapping a large battery with bloated OS and call it a day.

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