Nokia craving for better smartphone batteries

Posted on Thursday, November 12 2009 @ 0:02 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Henry Tirri, head of Nokia's research center, explained breakthroughs on multiple fronts are needed before smartphones will achieve good battery life levels:
HELSINKI--It will take years and a technology "breakthrough on multiple fronts" before the battery lives of smartphones will reach "good" levels, according to the head of Nokia's research center, Henry Tirri.

By "good," Tirri meant phones that can last on a weekly power charge, which will support battery utilization closer to what basic phone models require today, he said at a media interview here Tuesday.


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