Flashback: the phones that weren’t, part 1 – is 18,000mAh big enough?

30 April 2023
One phone shown off at MWC 2019 had a battery that was about as big as it could get - it slinked just under the 100Wh limit for boarding a plane.

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We need solid state battery or new battery technologies, we dont need 18000 mah thick phone

    Unihertz Tank is better priced than the Doogee V Max but this site never lists or talks about Unihertz phones.

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      • Anonymous
      • 0cM
      • 30 Apr 2023

      18000 mAh is not 100Wh, it's close to 67Wh. For 100Wh you need over 26500mAh.

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        • Anonymous
        • fCE
        • 30 Apr 2023

        As funny as such phones looks like, they still have a market in remote areas where electricity is often unavailable. Also as a backup phone this would be handy. Daily driver phones must still have at least 6k mah tho. 5k is just not enough, especially for gamers or heavy users

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          • Stoon
          • fqR
          • 30 Apr 2023

          AnonD-1073493, 30 Apr 2023ahaha it looks funny. meme phone xDindeed

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            • AnonD-1078988
            • 7k0
            • 30 Apr 2023

            I miss wacky phones like these. It has gone all too mainstream now. Though I understand why it was a flop, it still was very unique.

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              • Stoon
              • fqR
              • 30 Apr 2023

              It's a time bombe ... imagine all that power exploding ?!

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                • Minu
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                • 30 Apr 2023

                Dometalican, 30 Apr 2023Considering Energizer (er, the smartphone department of the... moreEnergizer phones were available in Asia and Africa too though

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                  • Minu
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                  • 30 Apr 2023

                  Koishi Komeiji, 30 Apr 2023if they used 18w for 18k mah, then it may be 8 hours to ful... moreSo it makes sense to say "overnight charging"

                    Imagine this phone released with today Snapdragon 778G, 10.000 mah battery with 33w charger capability, it will be insane battery life!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • XS%
                      • 30 Apr 2023

                      Dometalican, 30 Apr 2023Considering Energizer (er, the smartphone department of the... moreShouldn't bring US into such a discussion. They don't even get half the phones that are launched worldwide.

                        if they used 18w for 18k mah, then it may be 8 hours to full charge 💀

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                          • AnonD-1073493
                          • 3c3
                          • 30 Apr 2023

                          ahaha it looks funny. meme phone xD

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 8N3
                            • 30 Apr 2023

                            Tyfyh, 30 Apr 2023"it’s weight remained a mystery" enough saidAccording to kimovil it has 500g.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 8N3
                              • 30 Apr 2023

                              Htc U23 Pro (qualcomm 7g1) https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1009613

                                It will make the desgin too big and thick. Too big and too thick make the phone uncomfortable to be hand carry and charging time maybe need 5 hours.

                                This time super sonic era, so charging speed should fast as fast as supersonic sonic.

                                  Well we need solid state battery or new technology in battery. Not this 18,000mah thick battery

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                                    • Tyfyh
                                    • MD@
                                    • 30 Apr 2023

                                    "it’s weight remained a mystery" enough said

                                      Considering Energizer (er, the smartphone department of the company anyway) only ever made phones for Europe, what nailed them was not adding LTE bands 2, 4, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, and 66 (back then, Sprint was still around) to garnish US interest which MIGHT have enabled them to hit their goal.

                                      Back then, phones were so much more interesting...

                                        it was a powerbank with a screen