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No we didn't, not at the time.

Go back ten years and we had a few days worth of battery life. Fast forward to now, and you'll get two weeks out of any non-smart phone.

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That is not true. If you bought a bigger battery, you could have 3 weeks 10 years ago (I had). And even without, 1-2 for a mobile phone was normal.

Which phones had 2 weeks battery life back then? Do you mean only on standby, or normal use?

That one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_5100 (10 days, standby).

I had the 5120 for ages with a better battery from ebay, that came closer to my claims.

Even the extended batteries were like a Boba Fett jetpack on the back of your phone and increased the size substantially. Most of the power users I knew (2,000+ minutes/month) would still burn through the battery in short order anyways. They'd get maybe an extra 6 hours, but not 2 weeks worth.

Ten years ago I'd get around 7 days out of my Sony J70.

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