Kuxiu’s ‘world first’ solid-state power bank costs more but lasts much longer

The Kuxiu S2 magnetically attached to the MagSafe-compatible lawsuit connected my iPhone 15 Pro.

Solid-state batteries are the future. They're much powerful, compact, safe, and sustainable than Lithium-ion alternatives, but existent all-solid authorities batteries can't beryllium mass-produced cost-effectively. That's wherefore Kuxiu has gone semi-solid authorities for what it calls the "world's safest" powerfulness bank, portion calling dibs connected it being a satellite first.

Kuxiu's $79.99 S2 Qi2 5000mAh MagSafe Solid-State Power Bank supports Qi2 for 15W wireless charging. And with a 5,000mAh (19Wh) capacity, it holds capable vigor to easy complaint the latest iPhone 16 models - with batteries ranging from 3,561mAh to 4,685mAh - from zero to afloat astatine slightest once. And contempt utilizing the truncated "solid state" successful the S2 sanction and merchandise page, the institution confirmed to maine that it's built astir a semi-solid authorities artillery and that favoritism matters.

I've been carrying the Kuxiu S2 for the past fewer weeks. While I didn't hammer, pierce, oregon teardrop the artillery isolated oregon exposure it to occurrence similar Kuxiu did, I tin astatine slightest corroborate that it different works arsenic expected.

"Solid state" ambiguity

It's not conscionable you, the artillery manufacture itself can't look to hold connected what qualifies arsenic a solid-state battery. There's all-solid state, se …

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