Huawei’s New Smartphone Battery Can Recharge to Half-Full in Just 5 Minutes
Chinese tech giant Huawei is hoping to energize smartphone owners who are sick of tethering themselves to wall outlets for lengthy charge-ups.
Late last week, the company demonstrated a new lithium-ion battery prototype for phablets it claims can charge these devices to 48 percent capacity in just five minutes. The company also showed off a second battery — which utilizes the same graphite-coated anode technology as the phablet battery but is slightly larger than one you would find in a smartwatch — charged to 68 percent in just two minutes.
Huawei says its new battery innovations will allow for faster charging times without the risk of damaging or limiting the lifetime of the battery. (Motorola, HTC, and Samsung have introduced quick-charging technologies of their own, but there have been questions about whether that technology shortens a battery’s lifespan.)
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Unfortunately, Huawei’s fast-charging batteries (or, more precisely, phones that use them) have yet to be given a timetable for consumer release. So if you’re excited by the prospects of spending less time by an outlet waiting for your phone to fill up, you’ll want to remain plugged in to your news feeds to learn when you can buy one.
Via: Computerworld
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