China's Huawei creates super-fast charging battery
Chinese giant Huawei has developed a lithium-ion battery which charges in super-fast time without sacrificing usage life; the battery charges to 50% capacity in five minutes. The 3,000mAh (milliampere hours) battery is similar in size to those in smartphones and was shown at the 56th Battery Symposium, the company also showcased a smaller capacity battery that reached 68% change in two minutes.  Furthermore, tt is estimated that China's demand for battery electric vehicles this year will grow 64%.  EnergyTrend analyst, Duff Lu, says the steady growth in the Chinese xEV market has taken the development of lithium batteries to a new height.

Hanging around for what seems like an eternity for our mobile phone to fully charge could become a thing of the past with the development of a new battery that speeds up the process ten-fold.

Developed by Chinese company Huawei, the Lithium-ion batteries can be charged to 50 per cent capacity in five minutes.

That means after a quick cup of coffee, you can be ready to unplug and take your phone out for the day.

After five minutes, the phone battery is charged to almost half of its capacity

As the stopwatch is set on a five-minute countdown, the battery is taken out of the phone and placed in the charge to be plugged in

The designs for the 3,000mAh (milliampere hours) batteries, similar to the size fitted inside most smartphones, were shown off at the 56th Battery Symposium in Japan.

Also on show was a smaller capacity 600mAh battery that reached 68 per cent charge in two minutes.

A news report on the Huawei Fans blog reads: 'Huawei is confident that this breakthrough in quick charging batteries will lead to a new revolution in electronic devices, especially with regard to mobile phones, electric vehicles, wearable devices, and mobile power supplies.

'Soon, we will all be able to charge our batteries to full power in the time it takes to grab a coffee.'

Huawei is pleased with the original testing, but believe there is room for even more development

The Chinese company claim that by working with the technology of the battery, no sacrifices are given on usage life for a speedier charge

HOW OTHER PHONES COMPARE Samsung S6 charges to 100% in one hour and 20 minutes. The iPhone 6 is said to take around two-and-half hours for a 0-100% charge. The Google Nexus 6P is said to take one hour and 37 minutes for a 0-100% charge. The Nokia Lumia 535 takes between two-and-a-half and three hours for a full charge.

A video released by the network and telecoms company showing off the technology shows how the battery is taken out of the handset and placed into a charge and plugged in.

The person then sets a stopwatch and after five minutes the battery is replaced into the phone, showing a 48 per cent charge.

The company claim that using atoms of graphite bonded to the anode, usage life and the amount of energy it can store is not sacrificed.

Earlier this year a British firm revealed they created a tiny prototype hydrogen-powered fuel cell for the iPhone 6, which it said keeps the power-hungry handset running for a week without recharging.

It has even been rumoured the experts at Intelligent Energy are working with Apple to develop future models, but neither company has commented on speculations.

The thin prototype system works in a similar way to those being developed for eco-friendly cars but is vastly smaller.