general android mobile phone battery question

k_man

james_smitha said:

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

Many thanks every one

EssexExile a good read, I've messaged Nokia to ask if there are any others.

K_man you ask me about non-android, I'm open minded but trying to avoid Apple that are expensive

Buff I'm vaguely aware that the eu is not happy about this situation so will certainly have a propper read

I meant non-smart, rather than non-android, if it only need to handle SMS and calls.

And can you confirm why a replaceable battery is a requirement? There may be other options.
Well, why should I pay some scalper what they think they can get away with to replace a mobile phone battery? What other options do you have in mind? I'm becoming aware of Feature phones that are perfectly good for what I want

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

Many thanks every one

EssexExile a good read, I've messaged Nokia to ask if there are any others.

K_man you ask me about non-android, I'm open minded but trying to avoid Apple that are expensive

Buff I'm vaguely aware that the eu is not happy about this situation so will certainly have a propper read

I meant non-smart, rather than non-android, if it only need to handle SMS and calls.

And can you confirm why a replaceable battery is a requirement? There may be other options.

Well, why should I pay some scalper what they think they can get away with to replace a mobile phone battery? What other options do you have in mind? I'm becoming aware of Feature phones that are perfectly good for what I want

But why do you think the battery will need replacing at all?

james_smitha

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

Many thanks every one

EssexExile a good read, I've messaged Nokia to ask if there are any others.

K_man you ask me about non-android, I'm open minded but trying to avoid Apple that are expensive

Buff I'm vaguely aware that the eu is not happy about this situation so will certainly have a propper read

I meant non-smart, rather than non-android, if it only need to handle SMS and calls.

And can you confirm why a replaceable battery is a requirement? There may be other options.
Well, why should I pay some scalper what they think they can get away with to replace a mobile phone battery? What other options do you have in mind? I'm becoming aware of Feature phones that are perfectly good for what I want

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

Many thanks every one

EssexExile a good read, I've messaged Nokia to ask if there are any others.

K_man you ask me about non-android, I'm open minded but trying to avoid Apple that are expensive

Buff I'm vaguely aware that the eu is not happy about this situation so will certainly have a propper read

I meant non-smart, rather than non-android, if it only need to handle SMS and calls.

And can you confirm why a replaceable battery is a requirement? There may be other options.

Well, why should I pay some scalper what they think they can get away with to replace a mobile phone battery? What other options do you have in mind? I'm becoming aware of Feature phones that are perfectly good for what I want

But why do you think the battery will need replacing at all?

since when did batteries that las 10 or more years in regular use come into existance?

k_man

james_smitha said:

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

Many thanks every one

EssexExile a good read, I've messaged Nokia to ask if there are any others.

K_man you ask me about non-android, I'm open minded but trying to avoid Apple that are expensive

Buff I'm vaguely aware that the eu is not happy about this situation so will certainly have a propper read

I meant non-smart, rather than non-android, if it only need to handle SMS and calls.

And can you confirm why a replaceable battery is a requirement? There may be other options.
Well, why should I pay some scalper what they think they can get away with to replace a mobile phone battery? What other options do you have in mind? I'm becoming aware of Feature phones that are perfectly good for what I want

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

Many thanks every one

EssexExile a good read, I've messaged Nokia to ask if there are any others.

K_man you ask me about non-android, I'm open minded but trying to avoid Apple that are expensive

Buff I'm vaguely aware that the eu is not happy about this situation so will certainly have a propper read

I meant non-smart, rather than non-android, if it only need to handle SMS and calls.

And can you confirm why a replaceable battery is a requirement? There may be other options.

Well, why should I pay some scalper what they think they can get away with to replace a mobile phone battery? What other options do you have in mind? I'm becoming aware of Feature phones that are perfectly good for what I want

But why do you think the battery will need replacing at all?

since when did batteries that las 10 or more years in regular use come into existance?

 My DECT handset is 12 years old, and still on the original rechargeable batteries, albeit that doesn't get a full charge (or get used) daily, but has been powered on for over 10 years, and still works.

However, the original question related specifically to Android smart phones, which have a supported life of upto 6 years. Mobile batteries usually last at least that long, so the need to replace batteries is very rare.

 As this has now moved to feature phones, this changes a little, but even then, not many mobile phones are still in use after 10 years, as mobile technology evolves (2g to 3g to 4g to 5g etc).

However, if a user replaceable battery is an absolute requirement then just be aware that this limits choice, and may add extra cost upfront.

james_smitha

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

Many thanks every one

EssexExile a good read, I've messaged Nokia to ask if there are any others.

K_man you ask me about non-android, I'm open minded but trying to avoid Apple that are expensive

Buff I'm vaguely aware that the eu is not happy about this situation so will certainly have a propper read

I meant non-smart, rather than non-android, if it only need to handle SMS and calls.

And can you confirm why a replaceable battery is a requirement? There may be other options.
Well, why should I pay some scalper what they think they can get away with to replace a mobile phone battery? What other options do you have in mind? I'm becoming aware of Feature phones that are perfectly good for what I want

k_man said:

james_smitha said:

Many thanks every one

EssexExile a good read, I've messaged Nokia to ask if there are any others.

K_man you ask me about non-android, I'm open minded but trying to avoid Apple that are expensive

Buff I'm vaguely aware that the eu is not happy about this situation so will certainly have a propper read

I meant non-smart, rather than non-android, if it only need to handle SMS and calls.

And can you confirm why a replaceable battery is a requirement? There may be other options.

Well, why should I pay some scalper what they think they can get away with to replace a mobile phone battery? What other options do you have in mind? I'm becoming aware of Feature phones that are perfectly good for what I want

But why do you think the battery will need replacing at all?

since when did batteries that las 10 or more years in regular use come into existance?

 My DECT handset is 12 years old, and still on the original rechargeable batteries, albeit that doesn't get a full charge (or get used) daily, but has been powered on for over 10 years, and still works.

However, the original question related specifically to Android smart phones, which have a supported life of upto 6 years. Mobile batteries usually last at least that long, so the need to replace batteries is very rare.

 As this has now moved to feature phones, this changes a little, but even then, not many mobile phones are still in use after 10 years, as mobile technology evolves (2g to 3g to 4g to 5g etc).

However, if a user replaceable battery is an absolute requirement then just be aware that this limits choice, and may add extra cost upfront.

k_man  Many thanks for your reply. All I need is the least fancy mobile phone to make and receive calls and text messages. 4G, replaceable battery and not being reliant on security updates are the requirements. I read too many thimes that phones only get 2 years of updates, then in the skip

Murmansk

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k_man  Many thanks for your reply. All I need is the least fancy mobile phone to make and receive calls and text messages. 4G, replaceable battery and not being reliant on security updates are the requirements. I read too many thimes that phones only get 2 years of updates, then in the skip

As I understand it, the kind of basic phone you want won't be reliant on software updates as they don't need/get them.

As for replaceable battery, I guess the kind of phone you are talking about will not need to be charged very often so its battery won't need replacing for proportionally longer than a smartphone which would often need to be charged every day.