Samsung Galaxy S11+ might use LG-made batteries

Rumoured Galaxy S11+ battery with a 5,100mAh typical capacity

If this new report from Phone Arena is to be believed, then LG will be supplying the high-capacity batteries for the Samsung Galaxy S11+. This won't be the first time LG will provide batteries for its rival, but it will mark LG Chem's first time to produce batteries for Samsung's flagship Galaxy S series. Unnamed industry sources said, “LG Chem currently mass produces the cells for the up-and-coming Galaxy phones from its Nanjing plant in China.”

Samsung will reportedly produce some of the batteries, but LG will help supply them with more. As we know from an earlier leak, the Galaxy S11+ is tipped to be getting a 5,000mAh-plus battery. 

LG rumoured to be sole battery supplier for ‘iPhone 9’

Sure we’re still waiting for the ‘iPhone 8’ to come out but the rumour mill doesn’t stop. And this time we’re talking about the battery supplier of the next iPhone, which we shall just call iPhone 9 for continuity. A new report by Korea Economic Daily cites an unnamed source that says Apple has picked LG Chem as its exclusive battery supplier for the iPhone 9, which is expected to come out in the second half of 2018. LG Chem has supposedly invested “hundreds of billions” of won to have dedicated battery manufacturing facilities that’ll be up and running for full-scale product early next year.

The report claims the iPhone 9 will have a “bent” battery module or one that’s extended to one side at the bottom and form an “L” shape. This type of battery doesn’t just maximize space but is also meant to improve charging speeds and battery life. Apple has been using the standard rectangular “jelly roll” lithium-ion batteries for its iPhones since the beginning. Again these are all just rumours and it’s definitely a long way away before we hear anything official.

Source: Apple Insider

Faraday Future and LG work together on EV batteries

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Faraday Future has just partnered with LG Chem, one of the biggest lithium-ion battery manufacturers in the world.  LG Chem has provided batteries to GM for its all-electric Bolt. According to Faraday Future’s Vice President of Global Supply Chain Tom Wessner, “LG Chem worked closely with Faraday Future to develop a tailored cell chemistry to optimize the range and safety of our mass production battery hardware.” The batteries they are developing are built specifically for Faraday Future’s VPA platform, which is a modular platform that allows the car manufacturer to build cars with varying sizes and different battery capacities. The structure is arranged in what Faraday Future calls strings, allowing them to add or remove these rows and change the battery capacity.

This’ll fit perfectly into the subscription-based model Faraday Future wants to implement in the future. There is no specific timeline yet when we can expect production vehicles from the company but it has hinted before that we can see the first few cars before the year 2020.

Source: Business Insider