Huawei’s Watt Lab is talking up a next-generation quick charging technology, which could fill a phone’s battery to 48% in just 5 minutes. The setup shown in the video is a bit unconventional, however. The good stuff starts around the 50 second mark. You can see that the battery has many more connectors than a battery you find in phones today. Subdividing the battery and charging each piece separately is not a new trick but it sure is effective. But notice that you don’t charge the battery inside the phone – instead the battery is taken out and charged in an external device. We wouldn’t object to removable batteries making a comeback, but we’re not holding our breath. To be fair, removable batteries were pretty standard in 2015 – which is when this video was first published. Check out an article by Computerworld , which even features a screen cap. The article also mentions the battery capacity (which the video conveniently omits), 3,000mAh. It would be cool to see this ...