{"id":53410,"date":"2019-08-14T06:26:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T05:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=53410"},"modified":"2019-08-14T06:26:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T05:26:18","slug":"samsung-might-launch-a-phone-with-a-fast-charging-graphene-battery-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=53410","title":{"rendered":"Samsung might launch a phone with a fast-charging graphene battery next year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Samsung is working to launch a smartphone with a graphene battery as soon as next year, leaker of phone-related news Evan Blass <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evleaks\/status\/1160983319825326080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Blass, Samsung hopes to have &#8220;at least one&#8221; phone with a graphene battery either in 2020 or 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Graphene is a form of carbon with unique properties that makes it a candidate for battery technology that, potentially, blows lithium ion-based batteries out of the water.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Samsung has been working on graphene-based tech solutions <a data-mashable-story-id=\"5d52aab32463a3315f000022\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/2014\/04\/04\/samsung-graphene-breakthrough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for years<\/a>, and the company announced it had developed a &#8220;graphene ball&#8221; battery in <a data-mashable-story-id=\"5d52aab32463a3315f000022\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/2017\/11\/28\/samsung-graphene-ball-battery-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">late 2017<\/a>. The battery could charge as much as five times faster as lithium ion batteries, commonly used in smartphones, while also allowing for bigger capacity, but the company hasn&#8217;t announced a product based on graphene batteries yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img alt=\"Graphene balls, the material Samsung has been researching for use in batteries.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!38e2\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1029575%252F78a0b178-4fc3-4dc2-a3a3-79b4c9832239.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=EKeoLcmXFVXRCd7PqFNPENqcc6M=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"  ><\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Graphene balls, the material Samsung has been researching for use in batteries.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Samsung<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to Blass, in order for Samsung&#8217;s graphene battery to become viable as a smartphone battery, the company still needs to find ways to raise its capacity and lower cost of production.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/6581\/samsungs-108-megapixel-camera-sensor-is-now-official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung&#8217;s 108-megapixel camera sensor is now official<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Batteries are an extremely important part of today&#8217;s smartphones, whose large screens and powerful chips require a lot of power. Samsung has tried to push the boundaries of Li-Ion batteries with its Galaxy Note 7, which resulted in <a data-mashable-story-id=\"5d52aab32463a3315f000022\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/2017\/03\/29\/samsung-galaxy-s8-forget-note-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">catastrophe<\/a>, so it&#8217;s no wonder the company is looking for alternative ways to extend battery life in its phones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"bonus-video-card\">\n<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/6551\/hands-on-with-galaxy-note-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WATCH: Hands-on with Galaxy Note 10<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/embed?video=360Oeq7XlV&amp;player=default\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/6604\/samsung-might-launch-a-phone-with-a-fast-charging-graphene-battery-next-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Samsung is working to launch a smartphone with a graphene battery as soon as next year, leaker of phone-related news Evan Blass tweeted on Monday.\u00a0 According to Blass, Samsung hopes to have &#8220;at least one&#8221; phone with a graphene battery either in 2020 or 2021.\u00a0 Graphene is a form of carbon with unique properties &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53412,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53410\/revisions\/53412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}