Finally a phone that will not explode. Dutch manufacturer Philips has begun production on their AAA battery-powered Xenium NRG cell phone. The technology is Israeli-sourced called Backupower. The only downside is that lithium battery is still used as the primary source. No word on whether AAAs can serve as the sole power source. We doubt that based on Moti Puran, Manager OEM Europe, puts it this way:
“It has a standard lithium ion rechargeable battery, but it has the option to put a AAA battery in, and it’ll give you three hours extra talktime. If your lithium ion battery goes dead, the backup battery kicks in, and starts to charge the lithium ion battery, so you can start using the phone straight away.”
With an Energizer brand AAA batteries could give you 3 hours on this phone. And oh, there’s a slight name change. It will not be the Xenium NRG but the Xenium 9@9j. No idea how to pronounce yet.
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