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FrostyMittenJob t1_j704kyx wrote

Reply to comment by welchplug in Samsung's S23s don't have an answer to Apple's Emergency SOS via Satellite by needlesfox

So you just got back from a 8 hour hike without cell coverage and used your phone to navigate to and from home and are still at 70%?

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welchplug t1_j70543i wrote

Well usually when I am on hike I don't touch my phone. Why the hell would be on my phone? In addition my phone is always on normal power saver mode. After a work (about 12 hours) my phone is usually around 60 percent and that's with listening to music all day.

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FrostyMittenJob t1_j707q23 wrote

Right and that's great in a climate controlled environment with wifi or strong cell signal. It's an entirely different beast when you are out, it's over 85, and your phone is constantly trying to find a signal. It ultimately doesn't matter if you are using your phone or not. If it's on the battery is being nuked. This isn't just some random opinion, this is how battery powered electronics simply work in the extreme heat and cold

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welchplug t1_j70e9tx wrote

I go snowboarding on mountain tops all the time. I keep my phone in my pocket. Its not sitting in the snow lol. Yiu are just trying to justify your purchase lol.

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FrostyMittenJob t1_j70l6ze wrote

I don't own an inreach. Obviously your phone isn't sitting in the snow but the air, crazy as it may seem, is cold too.

Here are a few articles to help you out

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-freezing-point-of-water-609418

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/snow/how-does-snow-form

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article249280735.html

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welchplug t1_j70v8qc wrote

I have practical first hand experience in sub zero temperatures on a mountain. My pocket is good enough lol. Unless I bury the the thing I'm good lol.

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Zev0s t1_j70bdjd wrote

I realize is this r/gadgets, but there is actually the option of just turning off your fucking phone when you don't need it

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FrostyMittenJob t1_j70ctg2 wrote

If you are buying your cellphone because it has a feature that you are going to rely on in a life or death situation you don't want the usability of that contingent on whether or not you remember to turn off your phone

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welchplug t1_j70vcf0 wrote

Btw I don't work in climate controlled environment. I own a bakery. It's regularly 90+

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FrostyMittenJob t1_j71oee5 wrote

Then congratulations you've managed to beat the laws of thermodynamics! Sell your secret and make billions

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welchplug t1_j72d69s wrote

It's amazing how phones still operate in southeren California or or Arizona ammirite?

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FrostyMittenJob t1_j72e6jm wrote

Of course they still work, but being exposed to high heat leads to faster degradation and quickly drain your battery. This isn't my opinion this is a well documented phenomenon.

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welchplug t1_j72hnj8 wrote

Yeah marginally and not enough to be really noticeable. Again 12 hr days of being in the bakery with 60 to 70 percent charge at the end. The battery doesnt instant drain just because its a little hot. Anyways good day!

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