Honor testing 15,000mAh smartphone batteries for one-week battery life

Honor is experimenting with 14,000 – 15,000mAh smartphone batteries to enable a full-week usage on a single charge. This is relevant for consumers who currently find themselves tied to daily charging patterns on high-performing smartphones. The company's initiative aims to overcome the current choke point of short battery life on contemporary smartphones.

Honor targets one-week battery life with 14,000-15,000mAh cells

To give some context, current flagship offerings like Honor Win RT 2 and Honor Win Turbo 2 come with 12,070mAh batteries. These form the baseline for the current power management approach at Honor. The move towards this new testing regime suggests a substantial increase in terms of battery density (or size) relative to what's currently available.

Honor Battery Specifications

• Battery Capacity (Current Flagship): 12,070mAh
• Battery Capacity (Testing Phase): 14,000mAh to 15,000mAh
• Target Battery Life: One week
• Previous Model Battery: 11,000mAh

Honor has already proven the feasibility of large-capacity batteries with the Honor X80 Pro Max that sported an 11,000mAh battery. This model set a Guinness World Record for the longest live stream battery life test with 26 hours and 8 minutes and 34 seconds of runtime. The shift from this record-setting battery to the forthcoming 14,000 – 15,000mAh capacity points towards a move from record-breaking endurance to the practical, multi-day usage.

Of course, larger batteries tend to increase the device's weight and thickness and pose new challenges in terms of thermal management. So far, Honor hasn't revealed any specific engineering solutions to overcome these physical limitations. Also, the company hasn't announced an official timeline for the release of phones equipped with these new battery specs.

In a previous report, we had touched upon the rumored Honor Magic V7's 6,000mAh battery and 8.15-inch inner display. This foldable shows Honor's push towards optimizing battery capacity on various form factors. So, the new tests are likely an extension of these existing product lines and not a replacement.

The ultimate aim is to have a phone that can last for a week on a single charge, as per tipster Digital Chat Station. There's no official word on technical specifications or timelines from Honor. Consumers will likely hear more once the company navigates the engineering challenges around heat and size.

Source: GIZMOCHINA