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Lots of good technical information in this one. I wish this sub's reflexive distaste for Linus Sebastien wouldn't bury it. Way better than the got dman Verge.
OLED display is thinner which allows the battery to be physically larger. There are also chemistry changes.
Valve did not switch to hall-effect analog sticks... because they weren't satisified with their reliability??? AFAIK, reliability is the raison d'être of hall-effect analog sticks. I notice I am confused.
Machine screws into metal screw bosses instead of self-tappers, so it can be disassembled and reassembled less carefully.
Battery says limited charging voltage 8.9 Vdc if I'm reading the sticker right, which is 4.45 V/cell. Yowza! If anybody can link any papers about cycle life of state-of-the-art chemistries at that voltage please do. It sounds super hot to my 4.2 V sensibilities.
High-end model has a transparent shell. Alas, not Retro™ Purple.
For 3.95V and other higher voltage cells, cycle life hasn't improved much but capacity does quite a bit
https://www.grepow.com/blog/what-is-a-lithium-ion-polymer-high-voltage-lihv-battery.html
Unfortunately not many articles I can immediately find that specifically discuss what some of the improvements are that allow for higher voltage charging aside from generally better anode, cathode and seperator materials and/or improved electrolyte.
While the Hall Effect sensors inside one of those sticks can last forever, the stick has many other components that Valve might not have regarded to be as reliable as their current stick options, such as the controller board, or the materials used in the stick itself.
They don't mean sensor reliability. Pretty sure the issue is that the current top dog in the Hall Effect space (Gulikit) has subpar quality control. If you luck out with your order you're set for life, yes, but plenty of people are reporting quality issues with Gulikit outside of the sensors themselves - ie stick feel, tolerances etc.