While we wait, I chose to use a battery case on a recommendation. You might benefit from one.
Ended up with two of them and keep one charged, ready. The other one powers the phone a lot of the time.
If I need to, I just swap cases to get more, immediate power in a way very similar to using removable batteries. I can also keep the phone battery in good condition by not using it much and or into the full charge / discharge cycles that wear it out quickly.
It makes for a more robust, less easy to damage phone. When I have the phone out, I marvel at how delicate the tech generally is.
Battery packs are very heavy, often exceeding the weight of the phone.
I had one for my S8, but it was so heavy I eventually gave up and brought a new phone. Replaceable batteries are definitely a positive step, since no matter how well you take care of your tech, batteries die.
I think LG had a cool slide out battery for one of their phones.
I like the weight frankly. And I really like the phone being more robust. Can really take a beating with few worries.
That said, yeah I would love replicable batteries. The Note 4 I had was a fantastic phone. Had lots of sensors and features, the CPU was respectable, and the case featured a plastic back and a sturdy frame, better plastic with metal bolstering it.
A battery swap was trivial.
IMHO, making the battery removable will probably come with improvements in the phone durability.
Until then I don't mind a beefy phone. I know where the damn thing is, and it's always working.
Sounds like a bunch of extra batteries and a sort of battery shuffle. Its not uncommon though. The thinkpad battery slice is effectively the same idea.
I've got two of them. The key thing is avoiding device downtime and supporting high demand uses. I get plenty of power into doing the task at hand to basically not worry.
Ended up with two of them and keep one charged, ready. The other one powers the phone a lot of the time.
If I need to, I just swap cases to get more, immediate power in a way very similar to using removable batteries. I can also keep the phone battery in good condition by not using it much and or into the full charge / discharge cycles that wear it out quickly.
It makes for a more robust, less easy to damage phone. When I have the phone out, I marvel at how delicate the tech generally is.