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And here we are on Hacker News with other threads on how battery density is peaking with Lithium and there is nothing better in sight. Turns out there are silv
by user5994461 7y ago
And here we are on Hacker News with other threads on how battery density is peaking with Lithium and there is nothing better in sight.
Turns out there are silver based battery that can do almost double. So what's the catch as to why it's not being adopted by phones?
- smacktoward 7y agoSilver is expensive, and the Defense Department is substantially less price-conscious than the average smartphone buyer.
- chipsa 7y agoThey're primary batteries. Which is to say: not rechargable.
- janekm 7y agoNon rechargeable phones aren't very popular, and these batteries need air so can't be easily water-proofed. Also they swell during discharge.