Samsung could be developing a major iPhone battery upgrade
What you need to know
- Samsung is investing in using Electric vehicle battery tech in smartphones.
- It plans to use stacking techniques to increase the energy density of batteries.
- It could mean 10% improvements in battery technology and orders from Apple for use in the iPhone.
A new report indicates that Samsung SDI is investing in using EV tech to make batteries for consumer products like smartphones, in a move that could see future improvements to the iPhone's battery.
From The Elec:
The method contrasts with rolling batteries and allows for increased energy density. The Elec claims that Samsung "is now working to apply this same technique to batteries it manufactures aimed at smartphones and tablets." The first plant to see a new line will be in South Korea and could see a bast improvement over the current winding method used for cylinder batteries, which The Elec notes make it impossible to fully utilize the internal space of the battery and is prone to swelling:
If Apple did call upon Samsung to use the new tech in production, the report says it would allow Apple to make smartphones lighter and with greater battery power. Apple's best iPhone, the iPhone 13, offered a major upgrade over the iPhone 12 in terms of battery life when it was released last year.
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