[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SoraX64:
>To turn the phone into a paperweight when the battery dies until you find a charger?

I've had the phone since the beginning of June, and not once have I had my phone die on me without being able to charge it first. I've gotten through days of work, and days filled with classes. Most days I get in bed around midnight after having unplugged the phone around 9 and I have at LEAST 40% left. That's with an hour or two of screen on time, with music thrown in. I'm also not always on Wi-Fi, and my 3G is poor here so I lose battery faster due to the phone searching for a better signal. And I still have 40-50% by the end of the day. My best usage so far was around 3 hours of screen on time with an hour of streaming HD video, with music playing frequently while the screen was off. With that amount of usage, I got over 24 hours out of the battery. If you're using your phone for more than 4 hours in a day ('using' referring to having the screen on for four hours) then you are probably not in a place where you are unable to charge your phone.

>To take a step back in phone hardware development?

Excuse me? Do you even think before you say things? This phone is a step FORWARD for hardware development. Its screen is unparalleled. The design is very appealing, and it is virtually the only current generation phone with a kickstand. Just because the battery cannot be removed without a screwdriver doesn't mean the phone is a step back. I haven't seen anyone who actually owns this phone complain about the battery, because it is MUCH better than the Evo 3D or Evo 4G ever were.

>1. It doesn't last all day unless you're one of those people that don't use the phone much

Proof of that? You have none. You're spouting off these 'facts' as if your experience is the be-all-end-all experience with the phone. Many people here are very pleased with the battery life on this phone. I've seen screenshots of people with over 5 hours of screen on time and around 18 hours on a single charge. That is a normal person's day worth of time right there. I can use the phone for 2-3 hours every day and still never have to worry about the battery, and that's taking NO MEASURES AT ALL to prevent drain. I keep the brightness high, I keep 3G on when Wi-Fi is disconnected, I have a bunch of apps syncing every 15 minutes, and I STILL do not have a problem getting through the day.

>2. You mess up a flash, pull the battery and keep it moving. No need to look for something to stick in the pin hole

Huh? You can reset this phone by holding down the power button for 10 seconds. I haven't seen a situation where that hasn't worked because as far as I know, it is reliant on hardware and not software. You can emulate a battery pull by holding down the power button. I am quite sure this will work in 9 out of 10 situations, so I'm thinking that you hardly even tried to figure out what the phone was about before giving up on it.

>3. Allows extended batteries

>4. Allows more options for power requirements (e.g. Chinese batteries)

These are your only valid points of argument, and I will agree that not having the ability to use an extended battery might be a turn off for some. But in the context of your argument, these points fall flat, because you are likening a built in battery to a step back in phone hardware. The invalidity of your other points makes these points pretty worthless, even if they are right.

Good day.