Xiaomi has patented an all-screen phone with a curious and striking feature on its back: a solar panel. An idea that, perhaps, could be the solution to the slow progress at the battery level that users suffer and an option to not carry the power bank. Of course, before there are challenges that must be overcome.
Xiaomi and its smartphone with solar panel
Xiaomi, like other Chinese manufacturers, has plenty of capacity to experiment and try as many solutions as it sees fit. Its catalog of telephones is so extensive that integrating certain solutions in some does not harm the rest. Perhaps, yes to their economic results, but they will know better what interests them and what they can or cannot afford.
What we do know is that his latest idea, which he has patented through the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office), is a smartphone with a solar panel on the back. In other words, a phone that, together with a full-screen front, integrates a module on its back that is capable of capturing solar radiation for later use.
With such a panel, the phone would be capable of generating its own energy and charge its internal battery. A process that is carried out taking advantage of the radiation of sunlight. But be careful, it is not necessary to leave the terminal in full sun. That later we already know what happens, and it would not be strange if someone arrived complaining that not only did it not charge, but that their phone melted or went on fire.
The solution as such is interesting despite being a patent only for now. First of all, because it avoids having to always carry an external battery with you. Especially on those days when you know that you are going to be away for many hours and you will make intense use of the device. Secondly, because it is a good method of generating green energy.
Of course, beyond how good it sounds, there are some challenges to overcome. Because devices with solar panels are nothing new. There are power banks, calculators, keyboards, even solar panel phone cases…so why wasn't this done sooner?
Current technology does not allow very high loads. For example, in external batteries with solar panels, the percentage of solar charge that they are capable of carrying out ranges from 20% to 30%. This makes sense on low power devices like a keyboard. But in a more demanding product things change. Therefore, if it meets the screen, we will see what charging capacity Xiaomi is capable of achieving.
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We take it for granted that it will not allow you to reach 0 to 100% in an acceptable period of time, but if the device is capable of giving 10% or 15% of total autonomy during times when the device is not used, it may indeed be a great advance. , or at least a useful one. Because sometimes, it is that small percentage that we need to end the day with solvency.
However, we will see where all this patent ends. It may simply be a way to ensure something for the future or possible proposals from other manufacturers.