By Brian Pasch
I love Apple products because of their design and ease of use. When I switched from a PC to a Macbook Pro, years ago now, I was amazed on how much more productive I was. I loved my initial iPhone, it changed the way I work. However, my love affair with my Apple iPhone is on the rocks.
My interest in other phone hardware has been growing. I even looked at alternative phone in the AT&T store yesterday. I felt like I was cheating on Apple.
My girlfriend, equally frustrated with her iPhone 4, switched to a Samsung phone. I now have a divided house, that just yesterday was 100% Apple. She loves her new phone, and is now actively trying to convert me.
Active Travelers Need Real Battery Life
I am an active traveler and also active on social media. I received about 200 emails a day and about 30 texts. I use my phone for Google search, navigation, and apps like LinkedIn, Facebook, United Airlines, and CNBC. My current iPhone 5 is incapable of lasting a half day on an internal charge.
In fact, I have a Mophie battery pack, shown below, that I can drain in a single day, along with the internal iPhone 5 battery pack. The Mophie phone case was no better; same inability to last 18+ hours.
On very active days, I can burn through an additional mini battery pack shown below in blue. I even recently tried a new battery case with internal battery, and once again I was disappointed.
Optimizing the iPhone Settings
I have read numerous articles on how to optimize the iPhone settings for mail, tracking, apps, etc. Nothing really solves the problem of having an iPhone that can last a full day without being a slave to an electrical outlet or battery pack.
Am I the only one laughing in airports when I see business people sitting on dirty airport floors chained to an electrical outlet located behind a pole, vending machine, or chair?
I’m getting tired a spending extra brain cycles worrying about my phone battery as well as carrying extra gear that just seems senseless. Has anyone found a hardware platform that can hold up to an active road warrior?
Please share you story, I am on the market and ready to be convinced.
Brian
Brian Pasch, CEO
PCG Consulting
732.672.2356
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