Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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WHOA looks like the new iPhone 17 has a hard case battery. Those hard case batteries are a sign things are changing. Almost all portable electronics have a lithium battery. They provide high density energy in a cheap, safe, and compact package. What do these new metal cases do and what does it mean for the future or battery technology?

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00:00 Intro
00:17 Why are hard case batteries a thing
00:29 How do batteries degrade
01:13 How replaceable are batteries these days
01:26 Why hard case batteries
02:15 Final thoughts

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