News Summary

• As our phones become more advanced, batteries are feeling the strain.
• A new CNET survey found that 58% of smartphone owners are frustrated with their device's battery life.
• In China, brands like Honor, Huawei and Oppo are outfitting their devices with silicon-carbon batteries.
• Major players in the US market, such as Apple, Samsung and Google, have yet to adopt these newer battery designs in their handsets.
• "The batteries keep getting better, but we keep wanting more," says Celina Mikolajczak, an adviser and longtime executive in the battery industry.