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by cptskippy 3501 days ago
If he's referring the flip phone, and not the Droid Razr, then we're talking about a phone that had a standby time measured in weeks. At best it lasts probably 10x longer than today's smartphones so even a 75% reduction in battery life is still better than what we deal with today.
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It's amazing how long a battery can last when it's connected to a device that doesn't do anything.

Have you ever measured the battery life of a battery still in the package? It's amazing, standby time is like years.

Some people still want their phone to (1) make phone calls (2) make phone calls. For them a phone that makes phone calls and the battery lasts a week is far more full featured.
Yeah and some people still want a typewriter. They can have one. That doesn't make it any more useful than the one trick device it is.