[majormajor]

> Apple does the same thing with the iPhone and it makes the iPhone user experience noticeably better than comparable Android handsets where the charge controller just charges the battery as high and as fast as it can.

iPhone battery life and lifespan has been a much-hyped thing in certain circles for a while, so back when I got my first iPhone 5S, imagine my dismay to discover it was actually not noticeably different than my old HTC. Same with the 6.

[sapienthomo]

What exact models are we comparing? HTC's current phones weigh more than the iPhone 6 and much more than the iPhone 5s. Note also that since Android follows the Windows/PC model, there exists hardware that does this correctly, and there exists hardware that does it incorrectly.