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TL;DR
- HONOR has launched the HONOR Power smartphone in China.
- The phone has an 8,000mAh silicon-carbon battery but maintains a relatively slim design.
- HONOR told us that it’ll share global availability details “in due course.”
The first phones with silicon-carbon batteries arrived two years ago, and many Android OEMs have since embraced this tech. Now, HONOR has announced the HONOR Power, which offers a frankly ridiculous battery for a mainstream smartphone.
The HONOR Power ships with an 8,000mAh silicon-carbon battery. That’s twice as large as the Galaxy S25‘s 4,000mAh battery and significantly larger than the OnePlus 13‘s 6,000mAh battery. The company even claims that the phone has a bigger battery than the iPad Air (29.6Wh versus 28.93Wh). The phone also measures just 7.98mm thick, excluding the camera bump.
In any event, a silicon-carbon battery allows for greater energy density than a conventional lithium battery. That means companies can opt for a larger battery in the same form factor or the same capacity in a smaller/slimmer form factor. Evidently, HONOR is leaning towards the former approach.
In terms of design, the HONOR Power has a center-mounted pill-shaped cutout akin to the iPhone and the HONOR Magic 7 Pro. The brand also mentioned water resistance, but there’s no word on the specific IP rating.
HONOR told Android Authority that it would share updates regarding the phone’s global availability “in due course.” We are a little worried that this phone will get a downgraded battery in some global markets, but the manufacturer was only able to say that it would share full specs for global models closer to their launches.
This is a developing story. We’ll update the article with more details.
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