Battery life status: now, and future prospects?

[displacefish]

It has been on since 8am this morning, now 10:02pm, it says it has 48% charge, I did maybe 30 sms texts outgoing today, and one 10 minute phone call.
The newer Pine phones and new operating systems will probably do better, but I have not verified that as yet.

That's reassuring. Still a daily charge, but of course nothing will actually compare to an old feature phone's 1-2 weeks.

OF important note, the battery is easy to swap out and a replacement battery is available for about $10 on Ebay and Amazon.
and Pine64 sells an external battery charger pretty cheap at their store.

Which is one of many reasons why I like this design! battery is dead ? just get a new compatible one and replace it...

As great as this is, personally it's less about longevity on the go, and more about reducing hassle. The more often I have to recharge it, the more I will ask myself "why not just use the Nokia then".
Although I suppose the wireless charging addon would actually be helpful here, especially since the replaceable batteries mean reducing their service life is not a big concern.