From the surface this new L-battery will use a similar technique to provide more internal volume for battery cells by reducing the packing around the battery. Although the obvious answer to increasing battery capacity is to make a smartphone thicker, manufacturers across various brands have highlighted that in general consumers still prefer thinner phones to better battery life. Improving battery life is a constant goal of every smartphone manufacturer. Being able to fill more awkward shapes inside the iPhone casing will offer a double hit both of increased capacity, and the increased efficiency offered by Apple extending the extra capacity out to a much longer endurance for the 2018 iPhone range. Now read more about the potential for a second iPhone SE model to be released in 2018…

Source: Forbes December 11, 2017 00:00 UTC