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Weekly poll results: the ideal weight for a phone is between 140g and 170g

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Peter 03 March 2018

Weekly poll

For most people, the ideal weight of a phone is between 140g and 170g. We were surprised to see how many people commented on our poll that “lighter is better”. There’s a sort of stigma around light phones – the heavier handsets just feel more durable.

Of course, that is mostly an illusion. A phone made of polycarbonate will like outlive a metal phone while being lighter. But “plastic” doesn’t sell phones, metal and glass do – just look at a list of the best-selling phones.

Many people did say that weight is a secondary concern. And it’s true that battery and additional hardware add to the weight, but there isn’t a strict correlation between weight and battery capacity, e.g. 202g iPhone 8 Plus has a 2,680mAh battery. Or between weight and durability – the Moto Z2 Force with its shatterproof screen weighs just 143g, for example.

Plus, keep in mind that the cases most people put on their slippery metal-and-glass phones adds to the weight. Why did removable back covers fall out of fashion again? We still think they were a better solution than cases. Oh, well.

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  • HLw
  • 07 Jul 2021

the average here is 153.5g

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  • Anonymous
  • ICM
  • 17 Nov 2020

I bought a Moto G Power and returned it because it was too heavy (198g) for me. I paid $45 restocking fee. I then bought Moto G Stylus and while it is somewhat lighter (191g) with the cover on it still feels heavyand guess what, I am already contem...

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  • 3RM
  • 05 Mar 2018

I understand what you mean. There are at least 2 types of disabling apps: - from settings > apps > disable what is allowed (nothing that could cause a bootloop will be available, so it's safe) - from terminal with "pm disable" or my favori...

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