Why are mobile phones getting heavier nowadays?

Nowadays, we use mobile phones more and more frequently. Many people often keep their mobile phones in their hands all day long. If we hold the mobile phone in our hands for a long time, we will find that the mobile phones now seem to be getting heavier. This is not an illusion of mobile phone users. If we look at the specific data released by mobile phone manufacturers, many mobile phones now weigh more than 200g.

In the past few years, the weight of mobile phones was basically around 150g. Although the difference is only 50g, the weight difference will be very obvious after holding it for a long time. So why are mobile phones getting heavier now?

First, the screen size of mobile phones increases as they get bigger.

The increasing weight of mobile phones is closely related to their increasing size. The larger the phone, the heavier it will be. Nowadays, the screen size of mobile phones is basically around 6.5 inches, and those 6.1-inch phones can be called small-screen phones. But in the past, many mobile phone screens were even less than 6 inches. The changes in mobile phone screens have made mobile phones heavier and heavier.

This is a shortcoming that cannot be completely solved by full-screen mobile phones, because the large screen can give us a wider field of view when using various applications. Therefore, the screens of current mobile phones are getting bigger and bigger, and the weight of the phone is often ignored. If we like a mobile phone, we can only accept its weight.

Second, the mobile phone battery has become larger, and this is the culprit

As the screen size of mobile phones increases, the power consumption of mobile phones increases. In order to balance the battery life of mobile phones, the battery of mobile phones must also increase accordingly. In the past few years, the battery capacity of many mobile phones was less than 4000mAh, but now the battery capacity of most mobile phones has reached 4500 mAh. As the battery size increases, the weight of mobile phones will also increase accordingly.

Moreover, most mobile phones nowadays are 5G phones, and 5G is also a big power consumer. If you don’t want your phone to always run out of power, a large battery is essential. From this perspective, although a large battery will make the phone very heavy, many users can still accept it.

Third, the number of mobile phone accessories has increased, making the mobile phone heavier.

Nowadays, mobile phones are getting heavier and heavier. The reason behind this cannot be entirely attributed to the mobile phones themselves. Many of us usually use various accessories for our mobile phones, which of course also increases the weight of the mobile phones. For example, in order to protect the mobile phone screen from being scratched, most of us will put on a tempered glass film as soon as we buy a new mobile phone.

The phone screen is effectively protected, but the phone also becomes heavier. In addition to tempered glass, most people will put a phone case on their phone. We feel that this is safer than a bare phone. Even if the phone falls accidentally, it can also act as a buffer and reduce the chance of the phone being broken.

At present, the trend of mobile phones getting heavier seems to be unable to be reversed. If you really can't accept those overweight mobile phones, you can also choose mobile phones that focus on thin and light bodies, such as Xiaomi 11 Youth Edition and Meizu 18. They weigh about 160g and you won't feel tired even if you hold them in your hands for a long time. Do you deliberately choose thin and light models when buying mobile phones?