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Most Android flagships are getting an exciting battery upgrade in 2025

Silicon-carbon batteries are going mainstream, and as always, Chinese manufacturers are leading the way.

Foldables usually lag behind candy bar phones, but even on devices like the Honor Magic V3, I managed to get a day's worth of use most of the time. (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)In Hardwired, AC Senior Editor Harish Jonnalagadda delves into all things hardware, including phones, audio products, storage servers, and routers. (Image credit: Apoorva Bhardwaj / Android Central)This switch has also led to a change in the construction of the battery itself; most phones these days use a double-cell structure to maximize fast charging, but because of the increased density, silicon-carbon batteries are made out a single cell, so they won't charge as fast.

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