While smartphones have pushed the limits of mobile photography and straight-line performance in recent years, one frontier that remains largely untouched is battery life. Some OEMs have placed an emphasis on battery capacity, but that’s certainly not true for Google Pixel phones.
Google is certainly aware of this perception, and a new patent suggests that the company is actively working on solutions. This patent, in particular, addresses mounting the cell within the phone itself and highlights some interesting potential, especially for user-replaceable batteries.