Much has been said about silicon‑carbon as the future of smartphone battery technology over the past year, especially with its growing adoption by Chinese smartphone manufacturers like Honor, OnePlus, Oppo and Xiaomi.
Most of this chatter is centered around its absence from the latest flagship phones by major brands like Apple, Samsung and Google. Despite being some of the biggest smartphone makers in the world, they’re still using the same lithium-ion batteries that have been the norm since the original iPhone debuted in 2007.
