iQOO is reportedly testing a smartphone with a 10,000 mAh battery, pushing phone battery size into power-bank territory again. The high-performance model would join a growing group of Chinese rivals chasing extreme endurance without turning the device into a brick.
Digital Chat Station says one manufacturer is testing the handset, and ITHome identifies that company as iQOO. The exact model has not been named, but the direction is clear: battery capacity is becoming one of the last easy ways to stand out in a crowded premium-phone market, especially as charging speeds and chip efficiency keep narrowing the gap between brands.
iQOO’s biggest battery yet
This would not be iQOO’s first run at oversized batteries. The company has already tested the waters with larger packs across its lineup, including the iQOO Z11 with a 9020 mAh battery, the iQOO Neo11 with a built-in Blue Ocean battery rated at 7500 mAh, and the iQOO 15T with an ultrathin Blue Ocean battery of 8000 mAh.
- iQOO Z11: 9020 mAh
- iQOO Neo11: 7500 mAh
- iQOO 15T: 8000 mAh
- New test device: 10,000 mAh
Honor is already on the same path
iQOO would not be alone if this phone reaches the market. Honor’s Win and Power2 models already use 10,000 mAh batteries, which tells you the race is no longer about whether this size is possible. The real question is whether buyers will accept the trade-offs in weight and thickness for what is, frankly, the best kind of spec flex: one that lasts through the day, the night, and probably the morning after.
What a 10,000 mAh iQOO phone could signal
If iQOO goes ahead, expect the company to lean hard on battery life as a headline feature, not just a nice extra. That is becoming a familiar script in China, where vendors are increasingly willing to challenge the old premium-phone formula that prioritized thinness first and endurance second.