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by gamblor956 177 days ago
LFP batteries are currently being used in newer EVs, most larger power banks, and in newer high-end phones and laptops.
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LFP are common in EV’s and ‘solar generator’ style battery packs, but I’ve never seen them in phones or laptops (outside OLPC), reduced capacity makes them not great in these, better to go NMC.
which "high-end" phones and laptops use LFP? This makes no sense.

Also, LFPs are mostly deployed in low-range EVs and mostly in China. Most EVs outside China still favor NCM/NCA, but I suspect that LFP is going to gain market share in budget friendly, low-range EVs.

A number of Chinese brands use LFP batteries due to the local flight ban on lithium ion batteries.
You are conflating power banks and smartphones.

In China, the current trend in "high-end" smartphones/laptop is to switch to higher-energy silicon-anode batteries. LFP is primarily for low-energy dense (gravimetric/volumetric) storage devices, such as power banks; or in vehicles, low-end/low-range EVs, or stationary energy storage (ESS) -- BYD being one notable exception.

China implemented rules in mid-2025 banning uncertified (no 3C mark) and recalled power banks from Anker & Romoss models, from domestic flights due to fire risks.

Yes, I know. I'm pointing out they're comparing a laboratory prototype to a commercial product.