4 years in the past, my then-colleague Vlad introduced you information of an 18,000mAh battery with a cellphone in it. Nicely, I’m delighted to tell you that Avenir Telecom is at it once more, solely now it’s packed a smartphone right into a 28,000mAh battery. That, on this business, is what we name progress.

The gadget itself is named the Exhausting Case P28K, and like its predecessor it’ll be bought below the Energizer model (which Avenir licenses from the battery producer). The corporate claims the P28K’s battery is substantial sufficient to final for an entire week common of utilization. The gadget additionally has a reasonably rugged IP69 ranking to outlive the sorts of off-the-grid adventures you would possibly need to have whereas away from a charging level. Discuss time is rated at 122 hours (or a bit of over 5 days) whereas standby time extends as much as 2252 hours, or nearly 94 days.

The draw back is that it’s an absolute unit. At 27.8mm thick, and 570g in weight, the Exhausting Case P28K is over 3 times the thickness and weight of an iPhone 15. So, look, don’t purchase this factor in order for you one thing svelte. It may be quick charged at as much as 33W, and we’ve adopted up with Avenir Telecom for an estimate of how lengthy it’ll take to totally cost.

When you should insist on treating this factor like an everyday smartphone, its specs are entry-level. There’s no 5G, and its processor is a nondescript MediaTek MT6789. You get 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a trio of rear cameras, Android 14, and a 6.78-inch 1080p LCD show.

Avenir Telecom plans to promote the Energizer Exhausting Case P28K for €249.99 when it goes on sale in October this yr. It’ll be out there globally, however not within the US.

Replace February twenty fifth, 3:38PM ET: Up to date to notice 33W most quick charging velocity.