Fed up of charging your phone? Mystery Chinese handset promises new battery that will last for a WEEK

Oukitel has released images of a mocked-up mystery handset

Firm says final design will contain a 10,000mAh battery, which is around five times that of batteries found in current handsets

Handset does look chunkier than sleek models with smaller batteries

It's believed the battery will contain technology that enables it to be charged faster too - an area of research that is currently popular 

By Sarah Griffiths for MailOnline

Published: 11:49 EST, 19 June 2015 | Updated: 11:49 EST, 19 June 2015

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If you are fed up of continually charging your smartphone, help may be on the way.

A Chinese firm claims to be developing a handset with a battery so large the smartphone will last all week on one charge.

Oukitel has released images of a mocked-up mystery handset which it suggests will contain a compact 10,000mAh battery.

Chinese firm Oukitel claims to be developing a handset with a battery so large that the smartphone can last all week on one charge. An image showing the mocked-up mystery device is shown

For comparison, Apple's iPhone 6 has an 1,810mAh battery, making the Chinese handset's battery around five times larger.

It's hoped development of the Chinese smartphone will inspire other companies to pack bigger batteries into power-hungry mobiles. 

However, high capacity batteries typically make for chunkier handsets and Oukitel's image does seem to show a 'phone' that will be wider than Apple and Samsung's flagship devices, Digital Spy reported. 

Experts think the Chinese firm may also be working on technology to speed up the charging process as larger batteries typically take longer to charge, which is likely to be unpopular with consumers.

It's hoped that the handset will inspire other companies to pack bigger batteries into power-hungry handsets so they need charging (stock image) less often. Researchers from Stanford University have this year managed to develop an aluminium battery that charges in juts one minute

The race already underway to improve battery charging technology.

In April, researchers at Stanford University revealed they have made an aluminium b attery capable of charging fully in just one minute.

As well as the 'unprecedented charging times', the team said its prototype is also safer than lithium-ion batteries as it was less prone to catching fire and more environmentally friendly than alkaline models such as AA and AAA.

They believe it's also more durable, withstanding more than 7,500 cycles without any loss of capacity and surpassing previous aluminium batteries which died after just 100 charge-discharge cycles, while a typical lithium-ion battery lasts about 1,000 cycles.

Hongjie Dai, a professor of chemistry at the university hailed it as a breakthrough in battery technology that went further than previous attempts using aluminium.

He said: 'We have developed a rechargeable aluminium battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as alkaline batteries, which are bad for the enviro nment, and lithium-ion batteries, which occasionally burst into flames. 

'Our new battery won't catch fire, even if you drill through it.

'Millions of consumers use 1.5-volt AA and AAA batteries. Our rechargeable aluminium battery generates about two volts of electricity. That's higher than anyone has achieved with aluminium.' 

It's also rumoured that Google X – the company's secret lab – is working on boosting battery efficiency and storage. 

In April, researchers at Stanford University revealed they have made an aluminium battery that can charge fully in just one minute. An iPhone charging logo is shown

TOP TIPS FOR BOOSTING YOUR PHONE'S BATTERY LIFE

Keep an eye on temperature: Smartphones work between 0° and 35°C but keeping it close to room temperature is best.

Update to the Latest Software: Always make sure your phone has the latest software.

Optimise Your Settings: Depending on how they are configured, a few features may decrease your phone battery life. For example, the frequency with which you retrieve email and the number of email accounts you auto-check can both affect battery life.

Adjust brightness: Dimming the screen's brightness extends battery life.In addition, turning on Auto-Brightness allows the screen to adjust its brightness based on current lighting conditions.

Turn off push notifications: Instead of automatically syncing accounts, manually sync them instead to save battery life.

Minimise use of location services: Applications that actively use location and GPS services such as Maps reduce battery life.

Use Airplane Mode o r Flight Mode in low- or no-coverage areas: Because your phone always tries to maintain a connection with the network, it may use more power in low- or no-coverage areas.

Lock Your phone: Lock your phone when you're not using it. You will be able to receive calls and text messages while it is locked, but nothing happens if you touch the screen.

Use your phone regularly:For proper maintenance of a lithium-based battery, it's important to keep the electrons in it moving occasionally.Be sure to go through at least one charge cycle per month (charging the battery to 100% and then completely running it down).

Source: Apple

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