As mobile phones become more powerful and feature more functions, people have higher requirements for the battery life of their phones. Mobile phones equipped with extra-large batteries are always more popular.
How big a battery is considered big? In the past, a phone with a battery of around 5000mAh was considered a big battery. In the second half of this year, the battery capacity competition between flagship phones will enter the “next level”, advancing to the 6000mAh battery level.
According to CNMO Technology’s current understanding, in the second half of this year, many new models will be equipped with 6000mAh large batteries.
6000mAh battery will become standard for mobile phones in the second half of the year
As silicon batteries have made a big leap forward, digital bloggers revealed that the first batch of Snapdragon 8 Gen4 and Dimensity 9400 chips have basically reached the 6K level for large cups and the 5.5K level for medium cups, or even higher. There is no conventional capacity such as 5100mAh/5200mAh in the whole series.
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That is to say, in the second half of this year, the flagship models equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen4 and Dimensity 9400 chips will all have battery capacities of around 6000mAh. According to statistics, these models include Xiaomi 15 series, Redmi K80 series, vivo X200 series, OnePlus 13, Honor new phones, OPPO Find X8 series, Meizu new phones, and Realme GT6.
The Redmi K70 Extreme Edition released this year uses a 5500mAh large-capacity battery and has been well received by users. Perhaps affected by the market competition environment, according to digital bloggers, the original 5500mAh battery of the Redmi K80 series will also be upgraded to a number starting with “6”, and may be equipped with a 6000mAh or higher battery.
Of course, as Xiaomi’s flagship model, the blogger revealed that the Xiaomi 15 Ultra is also expected to be equipped with a 6000mAh battery and the RAM may be as high as 24GB.
As for Xiaomi Mi 15 and Xiaomi Mi 15 Pro, news shows that the battery capacity of the Xiaomi Mi 15 standard version will also be increased, and may reach 5300mAh, which is still good for a small-screen flagship. The battery capacity of Xiaomi Mi 15 Pro may also increase. Previously, it was said that the phone will be equipped with a 5400mAh battery, but the latest blogger said that “a certain company’s new large cup solution is testing a new solution of 6000mAh±90W”, which is suspected to be Xiaomi Mi 15 Pro. It is reported that Xiaomi Mi 15 Pro is expected to be equipped with a silicon-carbon battery with a capacity of up to 6000mAh.
Of course, if large-capacity batteries are to be popularized, 6000mAh batteries cannot be exclusive to flagship models. It is reported that many mid-range mobile phones will also be equipped with 6000mAh batteries in the second half of the year. According to CNMO, the vivo Y300 Pro is likely to be released soon, and one of the highlights of the new phone is that it is equipped with a 6500mAh super-large battery. This is not surprising, after all, its previous generation product vivo Y200 was released in May this year and was equipped with a 6000mAhh ultra-thin blue ocean battery.
In addition, Honor was revealed to have a new battery of 6400mAh±, but it seems that it is not for the Magic series, but for the high-performance mid-range line; OnePlus Ace 5 is expected to be released at the end of this year, equipped with a 6000mAh-level super-large battery and a ceramic body; vivo has opened a new generation of dual-cell 6300mAh± high-density silicon battery, which may be used in the sub-brand iQOO series; Meizu is preparing a mid-range model, which is expected to be equipped with a super-large capacity battery of 6000mAh…
It can be seen that 6000mAh large battery mobile phones will be in full bloom in the second half of this year.
The battery capacity has increased, but how about the thinness?
If we don’t consider the weight and thickness of the phone, the battery capacity can be as large as we want. However, as the tool we use most frequently in our daily lives, the phone is always carried with us, so the lightness and grip experience are very important. We cannot sacrifice lightness and thinness just for the pursuit of long battery life. This is why mobile phone manufacturers have not put larger batteries in their phones.
But now, this problem should not be difficult to solve. As one of the first mobile phone manufacturers to be equipped with a 6000mAh large battery, OnePlus has already given a reference answer.
OnePlus Glacier Battery
At the end of June this year, OnePlus Ace 3 Pro was released, debuting the 6100mAh glacier battery. Compared with the conventional 5000mAh graphite battery, this glacier battery not only has a 23.1% increase in battery capacity, but also a 3% reduction in volume. According to OnePlus officials, in order to achieve this breakthrough, OnePlus used “high-capacity bionic silicon-carbon material.”
This material is equipped with the industry-leading “low-expansion second-generation silicon” in the silicon-carbon negative electrode, and the negative electrode silicon-carbon content is as high as 6%, ranking first in the industry. In addition, the gram capacity of the silicon-carbon negative electrode has also reached 426mAh/g, which is 20% higher than the 355mAh/g of ordinary graphite batteries. The integration of these technologies has enabled the energy density of the OnePlus Glacier Battery to reach an industry-leading 763Wh/L, helping the OnePlus Glacier Battery to increase capacity while reducing volume.
In addition to working on the battery, some manufacturers are considering changing the material of the phone. According to reports, the batteries of the new flagship series of vivo are very large. If the 6000mAh and above versions are considered to reduce weight and thickness, the body material may use the same glass fiber as the folding screen. By then, even if the vivo X200 series is equipped with a 6000mAh-level battery, the body thickness and weight will not be “out of control”.
Of course, there are also “not so thin and light”. A blogger said that the Xiaomi 15 Ultra is equipped with a 6000mAh+ battery, but it is “not so thin and light”. In fact, the Ultra models of Xiaomi’s digital series have always been extremely stacked, and the word “thin and light” is not related at all.
Mobile phone manufacturers continue to make efforts to improve battery life
6000mAh batteries are not the end. In order to completely alleviate users’ anxiety about battery life, mobile phone manufacturers are still making continuous efforts.
On August 13, digital blogger @数码闲聊站 wrote, “The mid-range blue series is confirmed to have a 6500mAh super-large battery. Will this be the end? I feel it will go up further.” Of course, there is no end to the upward exploration. If the battery size can be controlled, the larger the capacity, the better. I believe that not only vivo, but other mobile phone manufacturers will continue to develop larger batteries.
It is reported that Xiaomi has recently been researching battery fast charging solutions. In addition to the “6000mAh+120W fast charging” and “6500mAh+100W fast charging” combinations, it is even researching “7000mAh+120W fast charging” and “7500mAh+100W fast charging” solutions. It can be seen that Xiaomi also has the idea of further increasing the battery capacity of mobile phones.
Realme 320W fast charging technology
In addition to increasing battery capacity, another way to ease battery life anxiety is to increase fast charging power. On August 14, realme released a 320W ultra-fast charging technology that can fully charge a phone in 4 and a half minutes. If 300W fast charging technology can be popularized, I believe that mobile phone manufacturers and users will no longer blindly pursue large batteries. And based on the current pace, I believe this moment will not be far away.
Final Thoughts
With the continuous improvement of related technologies, in the second half of this year, the battery capacity of new phones is expected to collectively reach the 6000mAh level, bringing a better battery life experience. Although the battery capacity has increased, the charging time cannot be “long”. At present, mobile phone flash charging technology is also constantly leaping forward, with the purpose of bringing a better user experience.
