China-based smartphone maker Huawei has developed new quick charging lithium-ion batteries that it claims can charge up to 10 times faster than conventional batteries, enabling the battery to be charged to nearly 50 percent in mere minutes.
The new quick charging lithium-ion batteries were unveiled at the 56th Battery Symposium in Japan on Friday, November 13, by Watt Lab, Huawei's research and development division, reported DailyMail.
At the event, Huawei shared two videos showing two types of quick-charging lithium-ion batteries. The first demo video showcased a 3,000 milliampere hour (mAh) battery getting charged from almost empty to 50 percent capacity in only five minutes time. While, the other video showcased a smaller, 600 mAh capacity battery hitting the 68 percent mark in mere two minutes.
For instance, the iPhone 6s, which uses a 1,715 mAh battery, could theoretically be fully charged in less than seven minutes using the new technology.
To make batteries charge quickly, Huawei "bonded heteroatoms to the molecule of graphite in anode, which could be a catalyst for the capture and transmission of lithium through carbon bonds. Huawei stated that the heteroatoms increase the charging speed of batteries without decreasing energy density or battery life," the smartphone maker explained in a press release, reported Ubergizmo.
The Chinese tech company has also confirmed that the newly developed batteries were put to rigorous tests and have been certified by its terminal test department.
Huawei claims it is confident that the breakthrough in quick charging batteries will lead to a new revolution in electronic devices, especially with regard to mobile phones, electric vehicles, wearable devices, and mobile power supplies, according to TechTimes.
Huawei says their new battery technology in Huawei's future devices would enable people to charge their smartphones in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee. However, the company did not reveal when it intends to ship the new quick-charging technology in its handsets.
