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[return to "Linux phones are more important now than ever"]
1. Variou+Xf[view] [source] 2025-09-16 03:07:32
>>wicket+(OP)
As someone willing to put up with all manner of nonsense (overpriced/underpowered hardware, clunky UI, endless troubleshooting), battery life on mobile Linux devices alone prevents me from using them in the real world.

Is there a single Linux phone/tablet that can last an 8 hour day of actual use? Librem/Pinephone/Juno can't. My uConsole can't. Different category, but my MNT mini laptop lasts like 4 hours and can't be left in standby for too long or it drains to zero.

Meanwhile, it's been 10+ years since I've worried about daily battery life on mainstream mobile devices, even my 3-5 year old ones. I can fall asleep with Youtube playing and it's still playing when I wake up. I'm certainly not here to dunk on Linux phones. I want one! But if someone willing to put forth above average effort to use these devices can't realistically daily drive them, who can?

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2. cranbe+VC[view] [source] 2025-09-16 07:18:21
>>Variou+Xf
My HP laptop lasts 2 hours running linux. My macbook air m4 lasts 12 hours.
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3. shaky-+ZG[view] [source] 2025-09-16 07:54:53
>>cranbe+VC
Your MacBook air has a team behind it ensuring it runs as efficiently as possible. Your HP laptop running linux has... you.
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4. cranbe+TX[view] [source] 2025-09-16 10:23:13
>>shaky-+ZG
But I'm a good team.
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