Smartphones we know for now are developing in an extraordinary speed. Have you ever wondered what trends will be booming in the smartphone industry this 2016? We have spotted 5 signs predicting that more and more battery beasts are just coming on their way throughout the year

1. The release of many battery flagships

The first month of 2016 has yet to come to an end but we already got to know the release and debut of many flagships with better and better battery capacities compared to their previous generations. With LG G5, Samsung Galaxy S7, Sony Xperia Z6 also claiming an improvement in terms of battery, it would not be too much to say smartphone producers are considering this feature more and more of an importance.

2. Recent budget phones getting massive battery on board

Not only flagships are getting huge battery capacities but budget phones are also coming with decent “internal power banks” too. Are you familiar with Oukitel K4000 Pro with 4,600 mAH, Ulefone Power with 6,200 mAH, Asus Zenfone Max with 5,000 mAH batteries. And none of them cost more than a USD 200 or maximum USD 250 price tag

3. Nokia’s CEO saying about “smartphone battery”

When we say “battery beasts”, we don’t just mean smartphones with big battery in terms of capacity. Recently, at World Internet Conference closing ceremony, Nokia CEO Rajiv said that  “In the present, because one of the very significant problems of smartphone is the battery, you need to solve the battery problem, let it be over 10 years of life”. This implies either the Finnish legend or some other smartphone producers are working on developing longer and longer lasting smartphone battery.

4. First steps about self-charging tech for battery

Although there is still a long way to go, we did got great news from MIT University: a group of researchers at the university are working on self-charging battery, which, in order words, means, an unlimited battery life. When there research turns out successful, we can produce electrical energy not by using another source of power but by creating mechanical energy through movements like jogging. Yes, to make it very brief and simple: let’s start counting down to the day when we can jog to charge our smartphone battery.

5. First smartphone with 10,000 mAH already launched

A smartphone is called a battery beast when it has a 4,000 mAH capacity. And ever since, we have known those with 5,000 or even 6,000 mAH. However, a smartphone with 10,000 mAH battery, as big as a power bank came out as a surprise to many of us. And that phone was launched in late 2015: Say hello to Oukitel K10000 smartphone. And as usual, when a new year comes, a good tradition will be continued and developed. That explains why we can totally expect more smartphones launching with 10,000 mAH or bigger capacity