New phone has a ‘battery that lasts a WEEK’ – but people are noticing a major drawback
A BRAND NEW smartphone has been unveiled with a monstrous battery that can last a week on a single charge, its makers claim.
But tech nerds have pointed out a rather unfortunate side effect of having such colossal power – see for yourself in the video above.
A battery this size makes the device physically huge and heavy, leading some to describe the phone as “ugly” and like a “brick”.
The Energizer Hard Case P28K was unveiled this week at a major mobile event in Barcelona by a company called Avenir Telecom, which licenses the popular battery maker brand for use on phones.
It features a whopping 28,000 mAh battery that the company claims will last a full week with regular use.
That is more than six times the size of the battery of the iPhone 15 Pro Max and 5.6 times that of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.
But all that power has to fit somewhere, so the Hard Case P28K is a lot bulkier than your average smartphone.
It’s 27.8mm thick, which is 3.5 times as thick as the iPhone 15 Pro Max if you include the camera bump.
It’s also a heavy beast at 570 grams, making it three times as heavy as the latest iPhone, reports The edge.
People have commented on the design and traded in for a huge battery.
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“And once people start using it, they’ll immediately understand why no other company does and would rather compromise with a camera bump,” someone wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“It also serves as a safety feature in case you need to fend off an attacker,” said another.
A third joked: “You can use this as a phone, a power bank and also throw it as a deadly weapon.”
On the plus side, the company claims that the Hard Case P28K can be fully charged in less than an hour and a half.
They also say that the Hard Case P28K can deliver just over five days of solid talk time, while standby time is just under 94 days.
Specifically, it’s worth noting that the device does not support 5G.
On the inside you will find 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage space.
And a triple camera setup has 60-megapixel, 20-megapixel and 2-megapixel lenses.
But the price is pretty cheap: Avenir Telecom plans to release the device in October for €250 / £214 / $270 – although it won’t be available in the US.
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