The iPhone 17 Air Could Use a Silicon-Carbon Battery. What Is It?
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyAll products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Learn more.Historically, making a thin phone meant trading the usual battery for one that’s slimmer and less robust. And what good is a thin phone with poor battery life? Up-and-coming silicon-carbon battery technology may be the answer.The technology has been creeping into view. It has been in research for decades, and it’s already in use with notable products. The Whoop fitness trackers have had a silicon-carbon battery since 2021. Chinese phone brands Xiaomi and Honor have more recently used the tech in their phones; OnePlus employs…
