>>468015>Judging by the power output, max charging would be 30-45 minutes for an average phone.Bullshit. You're leaving something out. Modern smartphones charge in around 90 minutes from 2.1amp 5v USB. They can't even accept a charge in the timeframe you've indicated even if you supplied what they needed to. The battery wouldn't survive.
Anyway: A smartphone is a GPS, walkie talkie, camera and flashlight. Having all of those in a single device you can easily keep charged with a modest roll-up solar panel is immensely useful.
As a rule I agree, if there's some alternative that doesn't use electricity, bring that instead. But if you have to bring one, a smartphone makes good sense. Esp. if you're injured and need to call for help, you can give them precise coords where you find you.
>how did you people survive in the 1980s without your smartphones?We lugged around D cell powered flashlights, AA powered GPS units, and so on. Now all of it fits in a single device.
