what�*s the battery life like, dare i ask you? so, the battery life on that was about 30 minutes. it would take about ten hours to charge. it had a standby of a similar time as well. wow. marty cooper, the pioneer of the mobile phone, is not a fan of current designs. today�*s phone is suboptimal. it is not really a good phone in many respects. just think about it. if you take a piece of plastic and glass that�*s flat and put it against a curved head, you hold your hand in an uncomfortable position. so, what does marty think about the future of phones? we are still at the very beginning of the cellphone revolution. we�*re going to eliminate poverty because we are becoming more productive because of the cellphone. i just bet we will eliminate disease. 0ur educational system is going to be revolutionised. i think all of these things are potentials of... ..the cellphone is not going to do it by itself,