January 14, 2004

By: Adalie Schnider
Website: http://www.1st-in-batteries.com

Nokia to begin shipping new ultra-thin Lithium Polymer Batteries

Nokia today announced that it will begin shipping its first ultra-thin (7.8 millimeter) Lithium Polymer (Li-Polymer) battery, compatible with the world's most popular mobile phones including the Nokia 5100, Nokia 6100 and Nokia 7100 Series digital phones and Nokia 640, Nokia 650 (NMT 450) and Nokia RinGo (ETACS) analog phones. Availability will begin in October 1999 in the Americas and Europe, followed by Asia in Q1 2000.

Since the early research stages of Li-Polymer in the mid-1990's, the technology has been of specific interest to mobile phone manufacturers, as it allows for the possibility to design even smaller and lighter handsets than were previously possible.

The Li-Polymer battery cell doesn't employ the hard metal casing as does conventional nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries. Instead, the electrodes are covered with a flexible plastic or aluminum laminate foil. The battery contains no liquid as do traditional batteries, but instead the electrolyte is polymerized into a gel-like form. This allows for batteries to be designed in a variety of sizes and shapes that would be impossible using conventional battery cells.

The 600 mAh, 1.1 ounce (32 grams) Nokia Li-Polymer battery (BPS-1) offers battery performance of up to 3 hours talk time or up to 6 days standby time. Standby and talk times are network dependent.

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