I upgraded the Samsung Trifold battery by 71%!

Battery life is always a big limiting factor in phones – particularly folding phones that have huge, power hungry screens. And making them thin requires very slender batteries. But with the help of HONOR and their new silicon carbon batteries, I was able to upgrade the battery capacity of the new Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold by 71%! But not everything went according to plan…

To learn more about HONOR phones including the new Magic V6, go to https://honor.com. a big thank you to them for giving me this challenge and sponsoring this project!

Troublemaker makerspace: https://troublemakershenzhen.com/
Oversized airpod phone handset: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806203394557.html
JerryRigEverything’s Samsung Trifold teardown video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p_LmbcqEV4
Makera Carvera CNC mill (affiliate link): https://makerainc.sjv.io/strangeparts
Xuan Hou/Tool Brothers: 龙胜东埔市场走廊A388 – Longsheng Dongpu Market Corridor A388. Start at the McDonald’s on the south side of Shennan Blvd a block east of Huaqiangbei, and go the corridor on the backside of the building, same level as the McDonald’s.