What is a silicon carbon battery and is it the answer to smartphone battery life issues?
A number of major Chinese smartphone makers have adopted silicon carbon batteries in their handsets, and now Samsung has embraced it in the new Fold lineup.
A number of major Chinese smartphone makers have adopted silicon carbon batteries in their handsets, and now Samsung has embraced it in the new Fold lineup.
The short version
- It can make a phone run for longer on a single charge, but maybe not last for as long.
- In the last few years, you may have noticed an increasing number of smartphones shipping with silicon carbon batteries.
- These are increasingly common after major Chinese manufacturers like Honor, Oppo and Xiaomi embraced the technology.
What happened
Now, Samsung has joined in, using silicon-carbon technology in the batteries of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and 8 Ultra. Silicon carbon batteries can be far more capacious than traditional lithium ion, with some phones using the tech boasting of true two-day battery life.
Why it matters
It's more than likely that, as these cells become the standard in Asian phones, we'll see more and more of them in Western handsets.
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