News & Reviews:   battery

So this just came in, OPPO just tweeted a piece of intriguing news about their SuperVOOC technology. If you are not familiar, OPPO is known for having a safe fast-charging technology up to 65W but that's gonna change. Why? This is because they have just announced that there is a new one on which reach up to 125W!!!

In August, we will probably get to see Samsung's next-generation foldable smartphones at the UNPACKED event. Other than foldable devices, do you know that the Korean tech giant is making foldable batteries as well? It is said that the company has been working on the bendable piece since 2016, and we might get to see it soon in upcoming devices.

Based on a statement by sammobile.com, it seems that some of future Samsung budget smartphones could come with removable batteries. While nothing has been confirmed in regards to which smartphone will come with such a capability, the image found on the source’s website seems to indicate that the removed battery belongs to a device with the model SM-A013F.

For laptops, you always want them to last as long as possible. We think of all sorts of ways to do this, from reducing the power output to tweaking the software settings. But sometimes the best way is for the manufacturer to optimise the product. And Apple has done just that for its MacBook laptops, with the announcement of a new feature to the macOS.

Fitbit has officially announced that their Fitbit Charge 4, will be officially available in Malaysia at the price of RM698. In terms of the notable features, the aforementioned product comes equipped with up to 7 days of battery life, as well as GPS capabilities.

Based on a report on fd.nl, it seems that the European Union is working on a proposal which requires smartphones to have user-replaceable batteries. This is due to the fact that old and worn out batteries are usually the main reason why users swap out their old smartphone for a newer device.

The evolution of battery has stopped since the commercial release of lithium-ion battery back in 1991. After that, a lot of mining activities are required to get the resources for the production of lithium-ion batteries. Not only is it harmful to the environment, but the batteries have also caused countless explosions as well. Now, the time of lithium-ion batteries might be coming to an end as IBM is making a new form of battery that is better in many ways.

Just yesterday, we wrote about how Apple is using a "dormant software lock" on the Apple iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max and this will cause a pop-up message about being unable to verify the battery and showing the battery health information. This only happens if the owner had it replaced from a third-party service provider, but out of the blue, Apple actually responded and gave their reasons.

Apple iPhone batteries aren't exactly a highlight when it comes to features, as the number figure is usually lower than Android's due to a different operating system functionality but that's a topic for another day. Today, we just learn from a YouTube channel, The Art of Repair that Apple has quietly restricted any battery replacement, unless if it's their own official ones.

Based on a report by cnet.com and Evan Blass on Twitter, Samsung phones could start using graphene batteries instead of lithium-ion batteries by the year 2021. Smartphones fitted with the graphene batteries will have significantly higher capacity, and it is able to be fully charged in under 30 minutes. Not only that, but it could also reduce the overall price of the smartphone as graphene batteries are rather cheap to manufacture.