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I think you missed his point. He wants a device off the shelf to do what it's capable off without dying.

I did not miss the point. Most people don't seem to realise that extended life batteries exist, so thought there would be some value in mentioning them. If anyone is interested, there is a picture of my HTC Desire Z with an extended battery fitted in a blog post I just wrote here:

https://grepular.com/Extended_Life_Phone_Batteries

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