I'm going to try to gas light myself about batteries and range

[Chavannigans]

haven't seen a new update on this in a while. @Chavannigans hows the experiment going with the iphone air?

Still chugging along.

I keep the MagSafe battery with me at all times now, but only need to use it once a month.

When I am at work I started charging it at my desk in the late afternoon for about 15 minutes and it’s usually enough to make it to 1am when I usually fall asleep.

Typically battery usage peaks at about 115% on heavier use days. So if I add 20% at work I have enough buffer to make it.

I do miss having an ultrawide camera and LIDAR to take Macro shots.

Though if the rumors are true and Apple will be offering a foldable phone this year, I will retire the Air and give it to one of my kids in a few years.

I’ve noticed resale values on them has dropped faster than other iPhones so I won’t bother selling or trading it in.

 

[maynard]

Still chugging along.

I keep the MagSafe battery with me at all times now, but only need to use it once a month.

When I am at work I started charging it at my desk in the late afternoon for about 15 minutes and it’s usually enough to make it to 1am when I usually fall asleep.

Typically battery usage peaks at about 115% on heavier use days. So if I add 20% at work I have enough buffer to make it.

I do miss having an ultrawide camera and LIDAR to take Macro shots.

Though if the rumors are true and Apple will be offering a foldable phone this year, I will retire the Air and give it to one of my kids in a few years.

I’ve noticed resale values on them has dropped faster than other iPhones so I won’t bother selling or trading it in.

Thanks for the info!

 

[THil08]

Still chugging along.

I keep the MagSafe battery with me at all times now, but only need to use it once a month.

When I am at work I started charging it at my desk in the late afternoon for about 15 minutes and it’s usually enough to make it to 1am when I usually fall asleep.

Typically battery usage peaks at about 115% on heavier use days. So if I add 20% at work I have enough buffer to make it.

I do miss having an ultrawide camera and LIDAR to take Macro shots.

Though if the rumors are true and Apple will be offering a foldable phone this year, I will retire the Air and give it to one of my kids in a few years.

I’ve noticed resale values on them has dropped faster than other iPhones so I won’t bother selling or trading it in.

Nice. I really hope apple makes a folding phone soon!

 

[J Alynn]

Nice. I really hope apple makes a folding phone soon!

I miss my flip phone from that regard. Less butt dials and hairline cracks on my screen cover from keys or other objects in my pocket with phone

 

[dreamweaver]

I miss my flip phone from that regard. Less butt dials and hairline cracks on my screen cover from keys or other objects in my pocket with phone

Yes. The old flip phones were some of my favorites. HowEVer, the new foldable will be more like pocketing two iPhone Air's.

 

[Chavannigans]

Yes. The old flip phones were some of my favorites. HowEVer, the new foldable will be more like pocketing two iPhone Air's.

Have yall seen the new “CLICKS Phone”?

It’s a throwback to the BlackBerry form factor. Definitely interesting if you aren’t a spec chaser.

 

[maynard]

Have yall seen the new “CLICKS Phone”?

It’s a throwback to the BlackBerry form factor. Definitely interesting if you aren’t a spec chaser.

I think I’d like a flip phone better…

 

[J Alynn]

I think I’d like a flip phone better…

I agree.

 

[RodorW]

I think I’d like a flip phone better…

As someone with a Z-Flip 6 I agree

 

[MasterSpam]

I've been a bit of a tech junkie for years.

In high school I had a job and purchased an HTC Wing (Windows Mobile Phone) on my own and loved having the Internet in the palm of my hands. I could pull up MySpace without a computer which was pretty mindblowing as a kid in that era.
Later when the first iPhone launched I jumped on it and have had every generation since then. It was silly but at 18 I had two phone lines so I could upgrade each year

I've always gravitated to the Plus and Pro Max models due to their larger batteries. I'm not a content creator or gamer so those specs don't really speak to me. My battery anxiety however has been a thing with me since I was little, so I ponied up the extra cash for the big ones for that extra juice. Always had chargers, cables, battery chargers etc. on hand but having the largest battery possible was always my top priority. I don't know why but a device running out of battery just makes me feel some kind of way.

This year I am trying to prepare myself for potentially going full BEV in the future. I am still considering the Harvester generator for various reasons but I am trying to be open minded.

So in the spirit of embracing change and the future, I pre-ordered the iPhone Air.

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What does this have to do with an EV? Well nothing really. But it's a big change for me.

It's sleek, super thin, lighter than my previous phones, but also has a much smaller battery than the Pro Maxs.

My career journey has provided me the privilege of spending a majority of time at my desk when we don't have major projects going on. I nearly always have a charger available around me somewhere, so I am trying to change the way I think about keeping a device charged instead of lasting all day without plugging it in.

What prompted this recently was my GX470's fuel mileage dropping from 14.7mpg to 11.5mpg since I installed 33" tires, and my fuel range dipped from 280 miles to 256 miles per tank. I noticed that I loved the way the new tires feel, the added stability from their extra width, but haven't really sweated the range drop at all.

With the BEV models offering a range closer to 350 miles I may not need "Pro Max" version with the Harvester.

We will see how this goes, but I am going to see if this small change can help shift the way I view EV range and batteries as a whole.

Did you recalibrate the odometer for the larger tires?

 

[Chavannigans]

Did you recalibrate the odometer for the larger tires?

Oddly enough, my speedometer and odometer are more accurate now going off my GPS readings.

It read around 3mph too fast before, and now its about 1mph under.