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Does your phone actually hold up in extreme cold? — I'm a USC student looking into the problem and whether it exists for a project I'm working on for school.
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Does your phone actually hold up in extreme cold? — I'm a USC student looking into the problem and whether it exists for a project I'm working on for school.

I'm a USC student doing research on how extreme cold affects phones for people who depend on them outdoors. I've skied my whole life and this is something I've genuinely become obsessed with understanding — a ski patroller in Taheo I spoke with recently pointed me to this community and said you all would know this better than anyone, which honestly made me really excited to reach out.

I made a short survey which should take no more than like 5 minutes, and it's completely anonymous. No pressure at all, I just want to hear what people actually experience before I make any assumptions.

If anyone wants to chat beyond the survey, I'd love that too. Thanks so much!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHBu4kiJT0V6VKBOVnbfpW4U-wbAOs-lDFiBGNsd5_ksaJIQ/viewform?usp=dialog

u/Acrobatic_Welcome553 — 7 days ago
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Not sure if this is just me but on bigger tours my phone battery gets absolutely drained way faster than normal, or just shuts off entirely even when it says it still has 40-50% left.

Already running airplane mode the whole way up. Especially on colder days or anything multi-hour it gets pretty unreliable, and pulling it out at a transition or for a summit pic basically nukes whatever charge was left.

I've been keeping it in an inner layer closer to my body which helps a little, but still not super consistent. I also have the newest model iPhone.

Was wondering if anyone else putting in real days on the splitty runs into this or if it's just me.

Main thing I'm wondering is if it actually messes with your day (nav, checking the forecast, partner comms, summit pics, Strava) or if most people just work around it with a battery pack / inReach / etc.

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u/Acrobatic_Welcome553 — 15 days ago
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Not sure if this is just me but on longer tours my phone battery gets absolutely drained way faster than normal, or just shuts off entirely even when it says it still has 40-50% left.

Already running airplane mode the whole time. Especially on colder days or anything multi-hour it gets pretty unreliable.

I've been keeping it in an inner layer closer to my body which helps a little, but still not super consistent — and pulling it out to check the map or grab a quick photo at a transition basically nukes whatever charge was left.

Was wondering if anyone else who tours a lot runs into this or if it's just me.

Main thing I'm wondering is if it actually messes with your day (nav, checking the forecast, partner comms, photos at decision points) or if most people just work around it with a battery pack / inReach / etc.

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u/Acrobatic_Welcome553 — 15 days ago