Why are mobile phones getting heavier nowadays?

Mobile phones are not only our communication tools, but also our stress relief tools. When we are tired from studying or working, we can relax by browsing our phones or playing games for a while, so we spend more and more time on our phones every day. But if we hold our phones for a long time, we will soon find that they are too heavy. This is not our illusion, but the fact is that today's mobile phones are much heavier than those in the past.

Before full-screen phones became popular a few years ago, the weight of mobile phones was basically below 150g, but now full-screen phones are around 200g, and even some 190g phones dare to call themselves thin and light phones. Although the numbers don't seem to be very large, it is indeed not easy to hold in your hand all the time. So why are mobile phones getting bigger and bigger now?

There are more and more internal parts, and the weight of the fuselage explodes

The biggest reason why mobile phones are getting heavier is undoubtedly that there are more and more parts inside the phone. Because of the addition of many new parts, the internal space utilization rate of the body is constantly improving, and of course the phone is getting heavier. This is actually very easy to understand. Now mobile phones have so many new and fun functions, thanks to those new parts. It is also because of their addition that today's smartphones can beat previous phones in many aspects. From this perspective, it is actually not incomprehensible that mobile phones are getting heavier. You can't have your cake and eat it too. If we want our phones to have more functions and become more fun, we can only face the trend of increasing mobile phone weight.

Screens are getting bigger, and manufacturers have different ideas

We have discussed the issue of mobile phone screens getting bigger and bigger before. That issue is actually linked to the weight of mobile phones. As the screens of mobile phones get bigger and bigger, the weight of mobile phones will obviously increase simultaneously. However, in this regard, manufacturers have different considerations. Some manufacturers have released mobile phones with screens that are not very large, about 6.5 inches. In addition, if the manufacturers have a reasonable control over the internal space of the body, the weight of the phone may be significantly reduced. We can see that for mobile phones of the same size, the weight difference is sometimes very obvious. Some mobile phones can control the weight below 180g, which basically does not affect the feel; but some mobile phones exceed 200g. If you often hold them in your hands, your hands will easily feel tired.

Thin and light mobile phones came into being, and these tips should not be missed

Because mobile phones are getting heavier, a new category of models has emerged in the mobile phone industry-thin and light mobile phones. As the name suggests, thin and light mobile phones refer to mobile phones that are light in weight and thin in thickness. Generally speaking, mobile phones weighing less than 180g can basically be considered thin and light mobile phones. Those outstanding thin and light mobile phones can be even lighter. The Xiaomi 11 Youth Edition weighs 159g, and the Meizu 18 weighs only 162g. But what mobile phone users must understand is that the thin and light body is achieved by sacrificing other configurations. For example, the batteries of thin and light mobile phones are generally smaller, and some thin and light mobile phones choose to use a plastic body to reduce weight.

The weight of mobile phones not only troubles us users, but also mobile phone manufacturers. In order to achieve more functions, future mobile phones will inevitably have many new components, and the weight will increase further. In order to increase battery life, manufacturers cannot reduce the size of the battery. Therefore, it is not an easy task to make a thin and light mobile phone. So what do you think is the most suitable weight for a mobile phone?