Apple Developing Innovative Battery Technology to Boost Battery Life and Charging Speed

Apple attempts to handle as much of the engineering and design in-house as possible, even though it often contracts with outside businesses for manufacturing. Furthermore, ETnews reports that the company's most recent R&D initiatives are focused on the iPhone's battery.

The study recommends Apple is exploring with aluminum, manganese, cobalt, nickel, and other novel materials for the cathodes. The silicon content will likewise rise significantly with the new strategy. As silicon heats up during charging, it swells, but Apple has discovered a solution to lessen the problem.

Better battery density, that is, more capacity at the same volume and quicker charging are promised by the new cathode composition. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are expected to be used by the tech giant as conductive materials, which would improve battery performance even further.

According to the same article, the first gadgets featuring the new battery technology—likely iPhones—will go on sale as early as 2025. This implies that development has advanced and is no longer in its early stages.