Samsung launches new 5100 mAh Fast Charge Portable Battery Pack

Stupidest thing ever. Give up a replaceable battery, so that the phone is as small and SLIM as possible. Then you need to carry a separate battery pack, clunky and awkward, connected by a cord to overcome the limitation of the decision to make the battery sealed in the first place! Is there any common sense left in the world?

Everyone is clambering for a thinner lighter phone. I say give me a phone that is a few mm thicker and heavier so I wouldn't need another battery or battery pack.

@DB But all brands offer one of these. You don,t buy them unless you need them. Also, I don't know very many phones with 5100MAH batteries in them. And yes smaller is better. If you want to own some big clunky phone, no one is stopping you from buying it. It's called choice. This is what consumers choose. Example, if you are a person who knows you plan to make lots of trips in cars, but you run out an buy some huge gas guzzing luxury car vs maybe a Electric car or hybrid; its no one fault but yours. But many of us have no issue with carrying a pack when we need too. You have pockets don't you? Doesn't your car have a USB port? Where you can charge it in the car. What about people who travel? Arent phone big enough? How big does a phone need to be to hold a 5100MAH battery? I looked up a few...herehttp://webcusp.com/smartphone-with-a-heavy-battery-between-4000-to-7000-mah/ Suppose I want the smallest phone I can buy, and yet have a big battery, that at leats last a day or more. Well the S6 edge and S7 edge, are small and compact and have large batteries, that will last a day. Even if they dont, the phone can quickcharge 60% of the battery from 0 to 60% in just 30 mins. So many people dont need a big battery liek this. But for people who travel, trendy is more important than longevity. Because after all, why would a businessman who flies often, even buy an iPhone where the battery can barely last a flight of 2 hours with heavy web usage? The Galaxy or iPhone, is actually about practical, its about the perception of luxury at an affordable cost. After all the Galaxy and iPhone are the top selling models in the world. Samsung's best selling phones are all brand "Galaxy" which to most know this is their best model vs their other stuff, even with a low end model. Because the Galaxy J may be cheap, but it still does more than an iPhone at any cost. Also consider, fancier phones have fancier features. These features require more hardware, which takes up the space a battery could have. With fast charging, the Galaxy Note and S battery last me up to 2.5 days on a single charge. My Note 7 got 2.5 days, my S8+ gets me 2 full work days, but not 2 24hr days. But you are welcome to buy a phone with a 5000mah battery. Oh and it doesn't have a removable battery either. Right now, by today's standards, phone with removable batteries are prehistorical and are becoming extinct.

people asking for phones with replaceable battery already had it and it was called the lg g5 and the s5. look at the sales of those phones. its apparent that design must come first so they need to show it off. battery and specs are second.

I doubt many people will buy this. Either way, buy this or not, I have been quite impressed with the battery life on the GS8 so far.

how is this new it has been out since the launch of the phone...